Friday, February 09, 2024

TV review - "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" (1958) ***

 Really sweet ice skating musical based on a Dutch story that I'm unfamiliar with. Tab Hunter could sing and was a champion ice skater so he's a natural - well, a little too old, but it does work.

Basil Rathbone is in it and Sidney Lumet directs. There's some skaters and it's fun.

Warners should've made an ice skating film for Hunter. Disney did a version of this tale and it feels Disney like in a good way. Sweet.

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