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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.
Ice-Capades (1941) is a comedy, music and romance film directed by Joseph Santley, released on August 19, 1941 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lewis and Barbara Jo Allen. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 7 ratings.
James Ellison
as Bob Clemens
Jerry Colonna
as Colonna
Dorothy Lewis
as Marie Bergin aka Anderson
Barbara Jo Allen
as Vera Vague
Phil Taylor
as Ice-Capades Skater
Alan Mowbray
as Pete Ellis
Phil Silvers
as Larry Herman
Gus Schilling
as Dave
Tim Ryan
as Jackson
Harry Clark
as Reed
Renie Riano
as Karen Vadja
Carol Adams
as Helen
Directed by Joseph Santley, written by Jack Townley, Robert Harari and Olive Cooper.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 7 ratings.
“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 the plane! Reckoning that one of those critters looks just like another, he heads to the local rink in Central Park where he encounters the versatile young “Marie” (Dorothy Lewis)…
Reviewed on July 26, 2025
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The main cast of Ice-Capades (1941) includes James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lewis, Barbara Jo Allen and Phil Taylor. The film was directed by Joseph Santley. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Ice-Capades was released on August 19, 1941 and runs for 1h 28m.
Ice-Capades (1941) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 7 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, music and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
