Spring on Ice

For the Tom Thomson painting, see Spring Ice.

Spring on Ice
Film poster
German	Frühling auf dem Eis
Directed by	Georg Jacoby
Written by	Johannes Mario Simmel
Starring	Eva Pawlik Herta Mayen Hans Holt
Cinematography	Hanns König
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne Leontine Klicka
Music by	Nico Dostal Hanns Elin
Production companies	Wien-Film Nova-Film
Distributed by	Universal-Film
Release date	10 February 1951 (1951-02-10)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Spring on Ice (German: Frühling auf dem Eis) is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eva Pawlik, Herta Mayen and Hans Holt. It is set around the Vienna Ice Revue. The film was shot using Agfacolor at the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.

Synopsis

Herbert Gordon, the director of an ice revue, dismisses skater Eva as she is overshadowing his wife Alida. A radio reporter who loves Eva does his best to help her, but it is only when the other performers go on strike that she is given her chance to shine.

Cast

• Eva Pawlik as Eva
• Herta Mayen as Alida Gordon
• Hans Holt as Thomas Haller
• Oskar Sima as Herbert Gordon
• Harry Fuß as Karl
• Albin Skoda as Manuel
• Karl Skraup as Gottlieb Hinterstoisser
• Robert Tessen as Otto Wagner
• Erich Auer as Hans
• Heinz Conrads as Poldi
• Helmut Janatsch as Franz
• Ilse Trenker as Lucie
• Gaby Philipp as Maria
• Ernst Waldbrunn as night watchman Gruber
• Erich Dörner as Max Gruber
• Joseph Egger as waiter in the wine bar
• Vienna Ice Revue as Themselves
• Rudolf Brix as waiter in the Carlton-Bar
• Fritz Grieb as boy in the Carlton-Bar
• Hanna Löser as girl at Alida
• Felix Pflichther as servant in the Funkhaus
• Erna Schickl as secretary at Wagner
• Emmerich Schrenk as flight adviser
• Walter Sudra as policeman
• Karl Wegersky as waiter in the café

External links

• Spring on Ice at IMDb