Abbott & Costello: Hit the Ice [VHS]

Abbott & Costello: Hit the Ice [VHS]
by Charles Lamont, Erle C. Kenton

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Actor: Bud Abbott, Elyse Knox, Ginny Simms, Lou Costello, Patric Knowles
Director: Charles Lamont, Erle C. Kenton
Producer: Alex Gottlieb
Writer: Allen Boretz
Writer: Frederic I. Rinaldo
Writer: John Grant
Writer: Robert Lees
Writer: True Boardman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 82 minutes
Release Date: 1992-03-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Universal Studios
Studio: Universal Studios

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Movie Review: Fun in Sun Valley
Summary: 5 Stars

Made at the height of Bud and Lou's popularity, "Hit the Ice" is a very fun time for fans. Set during winter in Sun Valley, there are some great routines mixed with some of their best slapstick in this one.

Flash (Abbott) and Tubby (Costello) are a couple of photographers who get duped into helping with a bank heist when a gangster named Silky (Sheldon Leonard) thinks they're the two guns he's sent for. Of course the boys have to find the real crooks to avoid jail and it's off to the slopes in Sun Valley. Patrick Knowles is a doctor being duped by Silky and Elyse Knox is the nurse who suspects something is amiss and tries to warn him.

Once in Sun Valley, Tubby goes goofy about lovely Marcia (Ginny Simms). Simms was very popular during the early 1940's and does a lovely job on several songs. Her charachter, Marcia, knows Silky but is in love with Johnny Long, whose orchestra she fronts. There is an entertaining train ride on the way to the resort that has a special charm and sets the tone for what follows.

There are obviously some studio sets for background, but it still is very flavorful and delightful to watch. Director Charles Lamont actually put the entire cast and crew on ice skates during a lengthy and hilarious sequence on the rink with Lou. There is the classic "teller" routine and a wild chase on the ski slopes that cap this one off nicely, making it one of their most enjoyable.

Perhaps a tick below "Hold that Ghost" and "Who Done It," it is still one of their best and fans of the comic duo will enjoy this one. The setting also makes this a good one to put on your play list during the holiday season. Loads of fun!

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