I See Ice


I See Ice is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now".

Plot

The farcical adventures of a prop man with a touring ice ballet. Inventing a new sort of candid camera in his spare time, and concealing it in a bow-tie, our hero gets into a mess of trouble when he takes an incriminating photo of an important man; pulls a communication cord; winds up in jail; referees a hockey match; finds himself in a stage show dressed as a cossack; woos an attractive young ice skater ; and eventually wins a job on a newspaper.

Cast

Kinematograph Weekly reported the film was a "winner" at the British box office in July 1938.

Critical reception

  • Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie that although the film is "well directed and exceptionally well cast, I See Ice wouldn't amount to a hill of beans without the presence of the ebullient Formby, who halts the action every once in a while for one of his unsubtly risque comic songs. Not surprisingly, the film was infinitely more popular as a "regional" than as a big-city attraction"/
  • Halliwell's Film Guide wrote, "fair star comedy with good production".
  • TV Guide wrote, " wild little comedy with Formby performing uproariously as usual."