- Thin Ice (1937 film)
Infobox_Film
name = Thin Ice
imdb_id = 0029659
producer =Raymond Griffith
director =Sidney Lanfield
writer =Attila Orbók (novel)Boris Ingster Milton Sperling
starring =Sonja Henie Tyrone Power Arthur Treacher Raymond Walburn Joan Davis Sig Ruman
music =Mack Gordon Sidney D. Mitchell Lew Pollack Harry Revel
cinematography =Edward Cronjager Robert H. Planck
editing =Robert L. Simpson
distributor =20th Century Fox
released =September 3 1937
runtime = 79 minutes
language = English"Thin Ice" is a 1937
United States comedy/romance film directed bySidney Lanfield . It starsTyrone Power and figure skaterSonja Henie .Plot
The plot follows ski instructor Lili Heiser (Henie), who works at a local luxury hotel in the
Swiss Alps . She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning (Power). She thinks he's an everyday tourist, not knowing that he's actually a prince trying to escape the pressures of royal life.The movie is basically a Sonie Henie vehicle, showcasing her skating talents. After winning gold in the 1928, 1932 and
1936 Winter Olympics , Henie became a professional film actress in 1936.The film also features Tyrone Power in the beginnings of his career.
The movie was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Dance Direction for the 'Prince Igor Suite'.
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