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Hit the Ice

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5.9/10 • 26

1943-06-021h 22m

Comedy

IT'S THE Daffiest, Happiest SLEIGH RIDE YOU'VE EVER BEEN TAKEN ON!

After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the mountain resort hideout of the robbers, where they meet an old friend and his band.

Directors
Charles Lamont
Editors
Frank Gross

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bud Abbott

    Bud Abbott

    Flash Fulton

  2. Lou Costello

    Lou Costello

    Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy

  3. Ginny Simms

    Ginny Simms

    Marcia Manning

  4. Patric Knowles

    Patric Knowles

    Dr. William 'Bill' Burns

  5. Elyse Knox

    Elyse Knox

    Peggy Osborne

  6. Joe Sawyer

    Joe Sawyer

    Buster

  7. Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Phil

  8. Sheldon Leonard

    Sheldon Leonard

    Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby

  9. Johnny Long

    Johnny Long

    Orchestra Leader

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John Chard

Sep 18, 2014

6/10

Not quite Universal Studios flogging a dead horse... ...but dangerously close. However, there is still enough here to keep the grin on the face and there is still a high production value within the structure, if only the same could be said of the writing! I tend to feel with Abbott & Costello movies it pays to take a break for a few months and then go back to further viewings refreshed and not feeling a sense of seen this before repetitiveness. This one sees the boys as photographers who unwittingly get mixed up in a bank robbery and have to flee to a ski resort to hopefully prove their innocence. The usual pratfalls are abound as Tubby constantly loses his pants, gets his bum set on fire, skis with a grizzly bear, and of course he tries to woo the pretty lady by bluffing he can play the piano. Music comes courtesy of Ginny Simms and the Johnny Long Orchestra, with stoic supporting acting duties falling to Patric Knowles, Elyse Knox and the always great Sheldon Leonard as the chief villain. Not close to being in the top five outings from the guys, but certainly an above average offering showing glimpses of just why they really were a special talent back in the day. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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