The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) |
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| Director(s) | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Producer(s) | Harry Rapf |
| Top Genres | Drama, Musical |
Featured Cast of The Ice Follies of 1939 See More »
Joan Crawford
(as Mary McKay)
James Stewart
(as Larry Hall)
Lew Ayres
(as Eddie Burgess)
Lewis Stone
(as Douglas 'Doug' Tollive...)
Lionel Stander
(as Mort Hodges)
Marie Blake
(as Effie Lane, Tolliver's...)
Wade Boteler
(as Policeman in Central P...)
James Flavin
(as Doorman)
The Ice Follies of 1939 Overview:
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) was a Musical - Drama Film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and produced by Harry Rapf.
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The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 If the idea of Joan Crawford and Jimmy Stewart as ice-skating pros excites you, The Ice Follies of 1939 will disappoint you. Despite their characters’ professed careers, the actors do not really do as much on the ice as their body doubles do, nor as much as t... Read full article
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The Ice Follies of 1939 Quotes:
Larry Hall:
Stars are a million miles apart; they never touch. They live away from each other, cold and lonely - like we'll have to do.
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In Mommie Dearest, this is the movie Crawford is getting ready for in the opening sequences.
Thanks to a brief color segment, first time audiences had seen Joan Crawford in anything but black and white.
A large number of actors listed in studio records did not appear in the movie: Charles Williams (Max Morton), Eddie Conrad (Hal Gibbs), Mary Forbes (Lady Hilda), Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer (Small Boy), Darla Hood (Sister) and Armand Kaliz (Count). The movie was heavily edited; 'Joan Crawford' recorded three songs, all of which were cut.
None of the three main stars could skate; the screenplay was written with this in mind.