02 Jul 1954
Ludwig van Beethoven
Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view.
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries such as Franklyn Pangborn, Norma Shearer, Rita Hayworth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan.
Top Billed Cast
Don Ameche Don Ameche
Joan Crawford Joan Crawford
Irene Dare Irene Dare
Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas
Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth
Sonja Henie Sonja Henie
Al Jolson Al Jolson
Franklin Pangborn Franklin Pangborn
Eleanor Powell Eleanor Powell
Tyrone Power Tyrone Power
Dick Purcell Dick Purcell
Cesar Romero Cesar Romero
Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney
Norma Shearer Norma Shearer
Ann Sheridan Ann Sheridan
James Stewart James Stewart (archive footage)
Phyllis Thompson Phyllis Ann Thompson
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