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Hot Ice (1955 film)

April 13, 2024

This article is about 1955 comedy film. For the crystals made from supersaturated sodium acetate solution, see Sodium acetate. For the ice show, see Hot Ice Show.
Not to be confused with Hot As Ice.

Hot Ice is a 1955 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 165th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Hot Ice
Directed byJules White
Edward Bernds (stock footage)
Screenplay byJack White
Story byElwood Ullman
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Kenneth MacDonald
Christine McIntyre
Cy Schindell
Barbara Bartay
George Lloyd
CinematographyFred Jackman Jr.
Edited byAnthony DiMarco
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1955 (1955-10-06) (U.S.)
Running time
16:11
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

The Stooges are aspiring detectives who find themselves inadvertently immersed in a case concerning the theft of the esteemed Punjab diamond by the notorious Dapper, prompting a departure for Scotland to investigate. Driven by aspirations of professional validation, the trio embarks on a quest for intelligence at Squid McGuffy's cafe, masquerading as law enforcement officials to elicit cooperation.

Their investigative endeavors yield a fortuitous discovery within the premises, as they chance upon Dapper's accomplice concealing the purloined jewel within a candy receptacle. Despite initial misconceptions and comedic missteps, the Stooges maintain their vigilance, anticipating Dapper's eventual appearance.

During their stakeout, a sequence of events unfolds precipitating a comedic imbroglio, with Shemp inadvertently ingesting the diamond amid flirtatious overtures towards Dapper's moll. The ensuing escalation of tensions culminates in a perilous predicament, with Dapper resorting to drastic measures to retrieve the diamond.

However, a fortuitous turn of events intervenes, as Moe and Larry, incarcerated in a closet, acquire tools enabling their escape, inadvertently stumbling into a confrontation with a gorilla that incapacitates Dapper and his cohort. Subsequent events lead to the unexpected retrieval of the diamond from Shemp's person, facilitated by the unlikely intervention of the gorilla. Shortly thereafter, Shemp elucidates the manner in which he successfully ingested the diamond, attributing his achievement to the replication of the same action.

Cast edit

Credited edit

Uncredited edit

Production notes edit

Hot Ice is a remake of 1948's Crime on Their Hands, using ample recycled footage. In addition, the Scotland Yard scenes were recycled from 1948's The Hot Scots.[1] New scenes were filmed on January 17, 1955.[2]

Joe Palma doubles for Cy Schindell, who died in 1948, in new footage.[1]

Critical reception edit

 
In his review, DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV noted how poorly new footage (below) was matched with old (above), pinpointing that the Stooges' wardrobes do not match.

DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV deemed Hot Ice "another pointless reworking of material done better the first time around," saying that "the few scraps of new footage...have no particular reason to exist, and are inserted throughout via extremely awkward edits. Take a gander at the sloppy cut between the Three Stooges and the Three Significantly Older Stooges at 10:14; even their clothes don't match." Galbraith also called out director Jules White's penchant for recycling footage, stating that White was "apparently a man with no scruples but a lot of chutzpah: though Edward Bernds directed both earlier shorts, which account for about 90 percent of Hot Ice's running time, White listed only himself as its director."[3]

See also edit

External links edit

  • Hot Ice at IMDb  
  • Hot Ice at AllMovie
  • Hot Ice at threestooges.net

References edit

  1. ^ a b Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 461; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
  2. ^ Hot Ice at threestooges.net
  3. ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (July 7, 2012). "The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

April 13, 2024
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This article is about 1955 comedy film For the crystals made from supersaturated sodium acetate solution see Sodium acetate For the ice show see Hot Ice Show Not to be confused with Hot As Ice Hot Ice is a 1955 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges Moe Howard Larry Fine and Shemp Howard It is the 165th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959 Hot IceDirected byJules WhiteEdward Bernds stock footage Screenplay byJack WhiteStory byElwood UllmanProduced byJules WhiteStarringMoe HowardLarry FineShemp HowardKenneth MacDonaldChristine McIntyreCy SchindellBarbara BartayGeorge LloydCinematographyFred Jackman Jr Edited byAnthony DiMarcoDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease dateOctober 6 1955 1955 10 06 U S Running time16 11CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Credited 2 2 Uncredited 3 Production notes 4 Critical reception 5 See also 6 External links 7 ReferencesPlot editThe Stooges are aspiring detectives who find themselves inadvertently immersed in a case concerning the theft of the esteemed Punjab diamond by the notorious Dapper prompting a departure for Scotland to investigate Driven by aspirations of professional validation the trio embarks on a quest for intelligence at Squid McGuffy s cafe masquerading as law enforcement officials to elicit cooperation Their investigative endeavors yield a fortuitous discovery within the premises as they chance upon Dapper s accomplice concealing the purloined jewel within a candy receptacle Despite initial misconceptions and comedic missteps the Stooges maintain their vigilance anticipating Dapper s eventual appearance During their stakeout a sequence of events unfolds precipitating a comedic imbroglio with Shemp inadvertently ingesting the diamond amid flirtatious overtures towards Dapper s moll The ensuing escalation of tensions culminates in a perilous predicament with Dapper resorting to drastic measures to retrieve the diamond However a fortuitous turn of events intervenes as Moe and Larry incarcerated in a closet acquire tools enabling their escape inadvertently stumbling into a confrontation with a gorilla that incapacitates Dapper and his cohort Subsequent events lead to the unexpected retrieval of the diamond from Shemp s person facilitated by the unlikely intervention of the gorilla Shortly thereafter Shemp elucidates the manner in which he successfully ingested the diamond attributing his achievement to the replication of the same action Cast editCredited edit Moe Howard as Moe Larry Fine as Larry Shemp Howard as Shemp Kenneth MacDonald as Dapper Malone Christine McIntyre as Bea stock footage Barbara Bartay as Girl in BarUncredited edit Lester Allen as Runty stock footage Cy Schindell as Muscles stock footage Joe Palma as Muscles new footage Ray Crash Corrigan as Harold the gorilla stock footage George Lloyd as Squid McGuffey Clive Morgan as Inspector McCormick stock footage James Logan as Constable Dawson stock footage Jimmy Aubrey as Hawkins Heinie Conklin as Bartender Harry Wilson as Bum in bed Blackie Whiteford as Seaman stock footage Production notes editHot Ice is a remake of 1948 s Crime on Their Hands using ample recycled footage In addition the Scotland Yard scenes were recycled from 1948 s The Hot Scots 1 New scenes were filmed on January 17 1955 2 Joe Palma doubles for Cy Schindell who died in 1948 in new footage 1 Critical reception edit nbsp In his review DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV noted how poorly new footage below was matched with old above pinpointing that the Stooges wardrobes do not match DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV deemed Hot Ice another pointless reworking of material done better the first time around saying that the few scraps of new footage have no particular reason to exist and are inserted throughout via extremely awkward edits Take a gander at the sloppy cut between the Three Stooges and the Three Significantly Older Stooges at 10 14 even their clothes don t match Galbraith also called out director Jules White s penchant for recycling footage stating that White was apparently a man with no scruples but a lot of chutzpah though Edward Bernds directed both earlier shorts which account for about 90 percent of Hot Ice s running time White listed only himself as its director 3 See also editList of American films of 1955External links editHot Ice at IMDb nbsp Hot Ice at AllMovie Hot Ice at threestooges netReferences edit a b Solomon Jon 2002 The Complete Three Stooges The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion p 461 Comedy III Productions Inc ISBN 0 9711868 0 4 Hot Ice at threestooges net Galbraith IV Stuart July 7 2012 The Three Stooges The Ultimate Collection DVD Talk Retrieved October 4 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hot Ice 1955 film amp oldid 1211648387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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