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. It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now".[2]

I See Ice
Directed byAnthony Kimmins
Written by
Produced byBasil Dean
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byErnest Aldridge
Music byErnest Irving
Production
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Distributed byAssociated British
Release date
  • 10 February 1938 (1938-02-10)
Running time
84 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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 cossack; woos an attractive young ice skater (Kay Walsh); and eventually wins a job on a newspaper.[2][3][4]

Cast

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Critical reception

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  • Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie that although the film is "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"/[5]
  • Halliwell's Film Guide wrote, "fair star comedy with good production".[2]
  • TV Guide wrote, " wild little comedy with Formby performing uproariously as usual."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | I SEE ICE! (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "I See Ice". Georgeformby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "I See Ice! | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "I See Ice Trailer". TV Guide. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ Erickson, Hal. "I See Ice (1938) –". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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