Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles, Elyse Knox
• Directors: Charles Lamont, Erle C. Kenton
• Writers: Allen Boretz, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant, Robert Lees, True Boardman
• Producers: Alex Gottlieb
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783240538
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,754 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello get mixed up with gangsters, gun molls and gumshoes in one of their funniest and zaniest comedies. As would-be newspaper photographers, the boys are mistakenly hired as bank robbers by hospitalized underworld gangster Sheldon Leonard. Only after the "job" is finished do Bud and Lou realize what they've done, so it's off to the ice skating mecca of Sun Valley to track down Leonard and his gang before the police put the boys permanently on ice. Produced at the zenith of the comic duo's movie career, the unqualified box office hit features songstress Ginny Simms and Johnny Long and his orchestra along with the slapstick chases and burlesque routines that made the team famous.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny Abbott & Costello comedy, June 5, 2000

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Scott MacGillivray (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abbott & Costello: Hit the Ice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are sidewalk photographers who get mixed up with bank robbers and wind up at a ski resort. This film has the famous A & C verbal humor, and plenty of visual comedy, too. Lou's mishaps on a skating rink are amusing, and a frantic chase finale has Lou turning into a giant snowball! The supporting cast features Sheldon Leonard as the criminal mastermind, and fans of '40s music will enjoy vocalist Ginny Simms. If you saw this on TV years ago, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the print quality of this edition. Replicating the original theatrical viewing experience, the tape includes two coming-attractions previews (the first trailer is the only segment boasting less-than-superior quality), and you'll also see a Woody Woodpecker cartoon and a documentary short about exotic birds. A fine show from Universal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, March 2, 2004

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C. Todaro "chazzt" (Rocky Point, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abbott & Costello: Hit the Ice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Let's face it -- "The Time of Their Lives" is their best film.

But this is amongst their funniest and the pace is frantic and kept up well throughout.

Some of their best slapstick, and the scenes boarding the train are amongst their best.

"SHORTSTOP!!!!!!"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hit the Ice, September 25, 2004

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Joseph Furey "J.Furey" (LA, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abbott & Costello: Hit the Ice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of A&C funniest pictures, not their best, but really fun and funny with great sequences including a great ice skating scene and a funny chase on skis for a finale. Only real drawback: too many songs. But prime A&C.