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Hot Ice (1952)

Hot Ice poster
Directed by
Kenneth Hume
Genre
crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An odd host gathers a mixed group of visitors at his mansion and intends to steal their jewelry and money.

lightheartedbreezyplayfulcomicwhimsicalmildly suspensefulretro

What happens

Hot Ice is a 1952 British second feature ('B') comedy crime film directed and written by Kenneth Hume and starring John Justin, Barbara Murray and Ivor Barnard. It was based on the 1934 novel Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville and its subsequent play version. An eccentric invites an assortment of guests to his country house, planning to rob them of their valuables. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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