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Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out.
A film producer is hired to stage a winter show at a struggling ice rink. He falls for the rink's star skater, who is already engaged to a wealthy businessman. Amidst the chaos of putting on the show, romantic entanglements and comedic situations unfold.
Ice-Capades was generally received as a lighthearted, entertaining musical that capitalized on the popular ice show phenomenon of the era. Critics noted its energetic performances and pleasant musical numbers, though some found the plot to be thin.
Praised for its energetic ice skating sequences and musical numbers.
Considered a typical, diverting musical comedy of its time.
The romantic subplot was often seen as predictable but charming.
Google audience: Audience reception data is not readily available for this classic film.
The film's success contributed to the popularity of ice musicals in Hollywood during the 1940s.
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“Is that a moustache or are you wearing a squirrel?” … and that’s one of the better quips from this rather mixed up musical comedy. It centres around the cynical “Bob” (James Ellison) who was supposed to film some ice skaters, but missed th...