I See Ice

I See Ice is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now".

Plot
The farcical adventures of a prop man (George Formby) with a touring ice ballet. Inventing a new sort of candid camera in his spare time, and concealing it in a bow-tie, our hero gets into a mess of trouble when he takes an incriminating photo of an important man; pulls a communication cord; winds up in jail; referees a hockey match; finds himself in a stage show dressed as a cossack; woos an attractive young ice skater (Kay Walsh); and eventually wins a job on a newspaper.

Cast

 * George Formby as George Bright
 * Kay Walsh as Judy Gaye
 * Cyril Ritchard as Paul Martine
 * Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Hunter
 * Garry Marsh as Galloway
 * Frederick Burtwell as Detective
 * Ernest Sefton as Outhwaite
 * Gavin Gordon as Night Club Singer
 * Ernest Jay as Theater Manager
 * Andreas Malandrinos as Lotus Club Manager
 * Gordon McLeod as Lord FeiMead
 * Archibald Batty as Colonel Hunter
 * Elliott Mason as Mother on Train
 * Roddy McDowall (age 9) uncredited - Child on train

Critical reception

 * Hal Erickson wrote in Allmovie that although the film is "well directed and exceptionally well cast (Kay Walsh and Cyril Ritchard appear in support), I See Ice wouldn't amount to a hill of beans without the presence of the ebullient Formby, who halts the action every once in a while for one of his unsubtly risque comic songs. Not surprisingly, the film was infinitely more popular as a "regional" than as a big-city attraction"/
 * Halliwell's Film Guide wrote, "fair star comedy with good production".
 * TV Guide wrote, " wild little comedy with Formby performing uproariously as usual."