I See Ice
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Basil Dean |
| Written by | Austin Melford Anthony Kimmins |
| Starring | George Formby Kay Walsh Cyril Ritchard |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge |
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| Distributed by | Associated British |
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Release dates
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10 February 1938 |
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Running time
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84 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I See Ice is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld.[1] The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. The film was made at Ealing Studios.[2] It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now".[3]
Plot
The farcical adventures of a prop man (George Formby) with a touring ice ballet. Inventing a new sort of candid camera in his spare time, and concealing it in a bow-tie, our hero gets into a mess of trouble when he takes an incriminating photo of an important man; pulls a communication cord; winds up in jail; referees a hockey match; finds himself in a stage show dressed as a cosack; woos an attractive young ice skater (Kay Walsh); and eventually wins a job on a newspaper.[3][4][5][6]
Cast
- George Formby as George Bright
- Kay Walsh as Judy Gaye
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Hunter
- Cyril Ritchard as Paul Martine
- Garry Marsh as Galloway
- Frederick Burtwell as Detective
- Ernest Sefton as Outhwaite
- Gavin Gordon as Night Club Singer
- Ernest Jay as Theater Manager
- Andreas Malandrinos as Lotus Club Manager
- Gordon McLeod as Lord FeiMead
- Archibald Batty as Colonel Hunter
- Elliott Mason as Mother on Train
Critical reception
- Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie, "though well directed and exceptionally well cast (Kay Walsh and Cyril Ritchard appear in support), I See Ice wouldn't amount to a hill of beans without the presence of the ebullient Formby, who halts the action every once in a while for one of his unsubtly risque comic songs. Not surprisingly, the film was infinitely more popular as a "regional" than as a big-city attraction."[7]
- Halliwell's Film Guide wrote, "fair star comedy with good production."[3]
- TV Guide wrote, " wild little comedy with Formby performing uproariously as usual."[5]
References
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Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). I See Ice at IMDb
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