Everything's on Ice

Everything's on Ice
Directed byErle C. Kenton
Written byAdrian Landis
Sherman L. Lowe
Produced bySol Lesser
StarringEdgar Kennedy
Lynne Roberts
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byArthur Hilton
Music byAmedeo De Filippi
Max Terr
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1939 (1939-10-06) (United States)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Everything's on Ice is a 1939 American musical film produced by Sol Lesser for RKO Pictures, directed by Erle C. Kenton and stars six year old Irene Dare, Edgar Kennedy and Lynne Roberts.[1][2] The film was released on October 6, 1939, and is also known as Frolics on Ice (American video title).[3]

A 6-year-old skater is financially exploited in this story,[2] which features "the world's youngest ice figure-skater, Irene Dare."[4] Meanwhile, the girl's older sister "suddenly finds her love-life taken over by a kibitzing uncle ... [leading to] a succession of laughable situations."[5]

  1. ^ "THE SCREEN: FOUR FILMS IN REVIEW; Ingrid Bergman of Sweden Makes Her Hollywood Debut in 'Intermezzo' at tloe Music Hall--'Everythings on Ice' at the Palace and 'U-Boat 29' at the Globe Also Open Here". The New York Times. New York, New York, USA. October 6, 1939. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hirschhorn, Clive (1981). The Hollywood Musical. London, England, U.K.: Octopus Books Limited. p. 164. ISBN 0-517-54044-4.
  3. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2017). 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 256–7. ISBN 9781442278059.
  4. ^ "Talented Tots Starred In "Breaking the Ice" At Olympic". Altoona Tribune. Pennsylvania, Altoona. September 8, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "'Everything on Ice' At Park, With Irene Dare". Reading Times. Pennsylvania, Reading. September 15, 1939. p. 23. Retrieved June 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon