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Ice-Capades (1940)

Ice-Capades poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Genre
comedy film, musical film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy with music and romance set in the world of ice skating. The film follows performers putting on a big ice show.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyupbeatmusicalplayfulnostalgic

What happens

Ice-Capades is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring James Ellison, Phil Silvers, and Barbara Jo Allen. Its score, composed by Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Victor Mackay. It marked the screen debuts for the ice skaters Belita and Vera Ralston, both of whom went on to star in a number of films at Monogram and Republic respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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