After a figure-skating injury, a widowed ice skater named Katie gets the opportunity to perform in a winter palace owned by a king. While there, she falls in love with the king and his daughter, and faces the challenge of competing in a prestigious ice skating competition. With the help of a handsome choreographer, she must overcome obstacles and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
The Ice Follies of 1939 follows the story of a movie star and an ice-skating partner who secretly marry but face marital separation. The movie explores their friendship, elopement, and the challenges they encounter in show business, including the drama of being fired from a job. It also delves into the melodrama of their theatrical agent and the producer's cross-dressing. Set in New York City and Hollywood, the film highlights the glamorous and tumultuous world of showbiz in the late 1930s.
Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out.
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