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Hit the Ice

1943 · 82 min

A breezy, silly romp of rapid-fire wordplay and slapstick set pieces that coasts on cheerful chaos and never asks much of you.

Directed by: Charles Lamont
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms

Tagline: IT'S THE Daffiest, Happiest SLEIGH RIDE YOU'VE EVER BEEN TAKEN ON!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Charles Lamont
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
friendship
deception
justice
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Charles Lamont
Written by: John Grant, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Robert Lees
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles, Elyse Knox, Joe Sawyer, Marc Lawrence, Sheldon Leonard
Music: Paul Sawtell
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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