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Everything's on Ice (1939)

Everything's on Ice poster
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A six-year-old ice skater is exploited for money by her family. Her older sister's romance is constantly interrupted by a meddling uncle, leading to funny situations.

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What happens

Everything's on Ice is a 1939 American musical film produced by Sol Lesser for RKO Pictures, directed by Erle C. Kenton and stars six year old Irene Dare, Edgar Kennedy and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on October 6, 1939, and is also known as Frolics on Ice (American video title). A 6-year-old skater is financially exploited in this story, which features "the world's youngest ice figure-skater, Irene Dare." Meanwhile, the girl's older sister "suddenly finds her love-life taken over by a kibitzing uncle ... [leading to] a succession of laughable situations." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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