Abbott und Costello auf Glatteis (1943)

Abbott und Costello auf Glatteis: Directed by Charles Lamont, Erle C. Kenton. With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles. Two newspaper photographers get mixed up with gangsters at a ski resort.

“In this film, the boys are photographers who are mistaken for hired killers by bank robbers. Au0026amp;C provide some funny moments, including the u0026quot;All rightu0026quot; piano bit and the u0026quot;Pack, Unpacku0026quot; routine.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDespite giving their best efforts, this film ranks as their weakest starring vehicle among their films from 1941 to 1943. There are two main reasons: first, the story and situations are contrived to the point of annoyance; the plotline relies on people constantly bumping into old friends. In the film, Au0026amp;C meet up with Patrick Knowles whom they havenu0026#39;t seen in years, then they bump into old friend Johnny Long; Ginny Simms conveniently knows gangster Sheldon Leonard…and so on. Second, the musical numbers are back. One would think that Universal learned their lesson with the success of u0026quot;Who Done It?u0026quot; by having no numbers, but they are here, and there are plenty of them. Ginny Simms is a lovely lady with a great voice, but the movie boggs down by the sheer number of songs. (It doesnu0026#39;t help that sheu0026#39;s no actress.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe supporting cast is fine, and Au0026amp;C truly give the material their best. But itu0026#39;s not enough to save the film, considering the contrived situations and musical numbers. 4 out of 10.”