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Comedy

Hit the Ice

- 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.

Release Date : 1943-06-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bud Abbott

Character Name : Flash Fulton

Original Name : Bud Abbott

Gender : Male

Lou Costello

Character Name : Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy

Original Name : Lou Costello

Gender : Male

Ginny Simms

Character Name : Marcia Manning

Original Name : Ginny Simms

Gender : Female

Patric Knowles

Character Name : Dr. William 'Bill' Burns

Original Name : Patric Knowles

Gender : Male

Elyse Knox

Character Name : Peggy Osborne

Original Name : Elyse Knox

Gender : Female

Joe Sawyer

Character Name : Buster

Original Name : Joe Sawyer

Gender : Male

Marc Lawrence

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Sheldon Leonard

Character Name : Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby

Original Name : Sheldon Leonard

Gender : Male

Johnny Long

Character Name : Orchestra Leader

Original Name : Johnny Long

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Candy Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Hank Bell

Character Name : Sleigh Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Bell

Gender : Male

Wade Boteler

Character Name : Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Wade Boteler

Gender : Male

Cordelia Campbell

Character Name : Child Skater (uncredited)

Original Name : Cordelia Campbell

Gender : Male

Ken Christy

Character Name : Fire Chief (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Christy

Gender : Male

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Eddie Dunn

Character Name : Officer Murphy (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Dunn

Gender : Male

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Joel Fluellen

Character Name : Club Car Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Fluellen

Gender : Male

Jack Gardner

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gardner

Gender : Male

Edward Gargan

Character Name : Bank Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Gargan

Gender : Male

Art Miles

Character Name : Man in Bear Suit (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Miles

Gender : Male

Mantan Moreland

Character Name : Porter with Snowshoes (uncredited)

Original Name : Mantan Moreland

Gender : Male

Eddie Parker

Character Name : Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Parker

Gender : Male

Rebel Randall

Character Name : Woman in Bed with Tubby (uncredited)

Original Name : Rebel Randall

Gender : Female

Suzanne Ridgway

Character Name : Pretty Nurse Pursued by Flash (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

William Ruhl

Character Name : Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : William Ruhl

Gender : Male

Virginia Sale

Character Name : Nurse who Faints (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Sale

Gender : Female

Dan Seymour

Character Name : Resort Chef (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Seymour

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Train Check-in Gateman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Four Teens

Character Name : Speciality Act (uncredited)

Original Name : Four Teens

Gender : Male

Nick Thompson

Character Name : Husband (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Thompson

Gender : Male

Minerva Urecal

Character Name : Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

Original Name : Minerva Urecal

Gender : Female

Dorothy Vaughan

Character Name : Nurse #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Vaughan

Gender : Female

Billy Wayne

Character Name : Man in Bed with Tubby (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wayne

Gender : Male

Gene Williams

Character Name : Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene Williams

Gender : Male

Helen Young

Character Name : Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Young

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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