daryl william mathew gabriel mcinnes ( born 10 september 1963 ) is an australian film and television actor and writer .

he portrays the role of matt tivolli in the time of our lives .

he is best known for his roles as senior constable nick schultz in blue heelers and max connors in seachange .

william mcinnes

the person we miss
… sarah watt and william mcinnes in 2005 .
william mcinnes grew up in queensland and lives in melbourne with his two children .
for two weeks , william mcinnes will join the 612 stable as drive presenter .
william mcinnes on meeting gregory peck , cabbage head , snorting and other ramblings .
there ' s a whole lot more to william mcinnes ' first novel than cricket .
home finding aids papers of rev . william c . mcinnes , s . j .
william mcinnes is an actor and an author ; his latest novel is full bore .
william mcinnes :
shit happens for no other reason than… that ' s life .
william mcinnes and justine clarke in a still from look both ways , directed by sarah watt .
actor and writer william mcinnes has rediscovered a new , but old , way to be diverted .
william mcinnes and sigrid thornton will act together in an upcoming play at the melbourne theatre company .
watt is survived by her husband , actor william mcinnes , and their two children clem and stella .
author and actor william mcinnes ' new series auction room begins on april 15 . picture : supplied .
not as funny as william mcinnes ' other books that i have read , but still very enjoyable .
william mcinnes ' s new novel , the laughing clowns ( hachette australia ) , is out this week .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of full bore by william mcinnes .
intense : william mcinnes as matt with cheree cassidy as alice in the coming season of the time of our lives .
beloved and iconic australian actor william mcinnes features as inspector peel in the highly - anticipated new sbs drama deep water .
i ' m in melbourne talking with william mcinnes , writer , actor and raconteur about his new book full bore .
william mcinnes on meeting gregory peck , cabbage head , snorting and other ramblings . - abc melbourne - australian broadcasting corporation
the stars of the telemovie dangerous remedy , from left , maeve dermody , jeremy sims , susie porter and william mcinnes .
william mcinnes writes on the challenges of living , loving and grieving , almost one year after his wife ' s death .
only william mcinnes would think chest hair is an appropriate gift for a young child . . . @ reblev # mantinsel urltoken
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of worse things happen at sea by william mcinnes .
praise for william mcinnes ' writing ' warm , nostalgic , funny and undeniably australian ' sydney morning herald ' a natural storyteller ' sun - herald ' if there is a quintessence of australianness at its best , william mcinnes has distilled it . ' the age
soon after , mcinnes’ father passed away . and in 2011 , william lost the love of his life , sarah to cancer .
william mcinnes will be a guest at the age melbourne writers ' festival . this weekend he appears at tasmanian living writers ' week .
william mcinnes was born on september 10 , 1961 in redcliffe , queensland , australia . he is an actor and writer , known for
stepping into the role of the hardened chief is william mcinnes - one of the most talented and popular actors on the australian landscape today .
william mcinnes and john birmingham are both writers who ' ve had successful careers in other fields - some public , some not so public .
gov . gary johnson & gov . william weld are not
fringe
candidates
boardwalk books owner debbie allen ( left ) and assistant katrina rosetta welcome author and actor william mcinnes to a book - signing at cudgen surf club .
william mcinnes , one of australia ' s best - loved entertainers and authors , takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture .
urltoken william mcinnes joins natasha mitchell on life matters to discuss his novel ' laughing clowns ' and his late wife , the film - maker sarah watt .
the coffee with william mcinnes had gone well , exceptionally well . meeting at a cafe in melbourne’s inner west , leticia carceres , associate director at the melbourne theatre company , was hoping to persuade the perpetually busy mcinnes to accept a role in a new production of the effect . mcinnes had agreed .
understanding that it ' s a lot of fun to be alive in australia - that ' s the gist of william mcinnes ' new book , full bore .
william mcinnes is an award - winning australian author and actor . this story was recorded live at the wheeler centre’s 5th birthday - a gala night of storytelling .
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only william mcinnes would think chest hair is an appropriate gift for a young child . . . @ reblev # mantinsel urltoken
actor and author , william mcinnes – the boy from redcliffe , who signs a lot of books and loves a chat . photo by l . j . may .
yes , william mcinnes has been around a while . he ' s 53 this year and with a self - effacing sense of humour accepts that his body has undergone certain changes .
william mcinnes is trying his hardest to be jovial . he cracks jokes , calls me & quot ; old cock & quot ; a lot and does a rather neat impersonation of ray winstone .
behind the scenes of david caesar ' s new film , prime mover . william mcinnes loves the locals . . . for more , check out urltoken or ' like ' us on facebook urltoken
starting from monday , december 14 , william mcinnes will entertain , educate and delight audiences of 612 abc brisbane . the actor and author is an australian household name , starring in longstanding and popular television dramas including blue heelers and sea change as well as his critically acclaimed role in look both ways . as an author , william writes about everyday life of regular australians including a weekly column for the courier mail . born in redcliffe , william is happy to be returning to his home state and talking to you over summer . strap yourself in and tune into william mcinnes weekdays from 3pm on 612 abc brisbane .
william mcinnes ( will join writer and tv personality anna daniels and singer jeunae rogers at behind queensland ' s words , noosa ' s 2017 writers festival and queensland day celebration on 10 june 2017 .
mcinnes starred on the show until 1998 , when he left to focus on other work .
the qualities that endear australian audiences to william mcinnes as an actor are the same that endear him as a writer . it’s that wry , laconic voice and the affectionate , authentic take on australian life .
mcinnes reveals he went to barwon heads the weekend just passed , his first visit since seachange . ‘‘what was it like ? ’’ thornton asks . ‘‘it’s beautiful still , ’’ mcinnes says .
and mcinnes & apos ; s new series auction room begins on the abc on april 15 .
william mcinnes is best known for his roles in sea change and blue heelers , but he also starred in the award - winning australian film look both ways , which was directed by his wife , sarah watt .
william mcinnes , one of australia ' s best - loved entertainers and authors , takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture . a chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping - off point for william ' s inimitable take on our sport - obsessed nation , australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection . his trademark humour and anecdotes litter this collection , making it a true delight . these are truly aussie stories : about us , and about the things - and the people - in our lives . * * includes bonus chapters of two william mcinnes classics : a man ' s got to have a hobby and holidays * * praise for william mcinnes ' writing ' warm , nostalgic , funny and undeniably australian ' sydney morning herald ' a natural storyteller ' sun - herald ' if there is a quintessence of australianness at its best , william mcinnes has distilled it . ' the age
william was most recently seen in sbs drama series , deep water and upcoming performances include the new rake for tv .
william mcinnes is a well - established actor , appearing in many classic australian shows and movies , and the author of the memoirs a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right , as well as the novels cricket kings and the laughing clowns . william grew up in queensland and now lives in melbourne with his two children .
the film’s emotional essence is beautifully crystallised by the performances of justine clarke and william mcinnes . they make a heartfelt pairing and create a chemistry indicative of watt’s larger vision and tone , which is neither depressing nor cheerful .
actor , writer , and all - round entertainer william mcinnes has been beloved by australians for decades , and his new book full bore is packed with musings , anecdotes and reflections told with his warm and wry humour .
william mcinnes will share nibbles and drinks with audience members as he reads from his latest book the making of modern australia and then returns to talk with richard fidler about his life as a novelist . broadcaster , editor and scriptwriter virginia
spotted : revered actor william mcinnes accompanying five teenagers to opera australia & # 39 ; s the mikado opening night . lavish production of a gilbert and sullivan masterpiece . super lovely chef curtis stone has popped back to outback australia to showcase
words by actor william mcinnes and pictures by his wife and acclaimed filmmaker sarah watt , were the double bill playing at retrospect galleries in oracle on thursday night . the premise of the exhibition is to showcase the everyday items of home and
william mcinnes is a very tall man – height : 6 ft 4 inches ( please , i don’t do conversions ) . he was born to col and iris mcinnes on 10 september 1963 in the town of redcliffe , queensland , australia ( which is about 40 km north of the capital city of brisbane ) and is the youngest of five children .
but a key part of look both ways , about newspaper photographer nick ( william mcinnes , watt’s husband ) coming to terms with having cancer , wasn’t so much a reflection of the director’s experiences as a tragic , pre - emptive art - meets - life coincidence . the kinds of feelings mcinnes’ character felt would soon be faced by the director herself .
‘‘they got it very quickly , how to play off each other , ’’ he says of thornton and mcinnes .
growing up in 1970s suburban brisbane , william mcinnes was overawed by the rugby league greats of the day – characters whose faces and stats were collected on matchboxes and footy cards . looking back with poignancy and humour , mcinnes recalls the characters , the language , the politics , the club songs and all the arcane rituals that surrounded one of his boyhood passions .
another queenslander who & # 39 ; s made similar observations in this week & # 39 ; s courier mail is actor and writer william mcinnes . . . and with bill , the nsw bias amongst the commentary team is more enjoyable than infuriating
william mcinnes , one of australia ' s best - loved entertainers and authors , takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture . a chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping - off point for william ' s inimitable take on our sport - obsessed nation , australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh
after some push - ups , the man jogged alongside mcinnes and looked at him . mcinnes takes on a deep voice to imitate the man . ‘‘ seachange , ’’ he told mcinnes , ‘‘it’s a lonnng time ago . ’’ the man headed off , leaving the actor to consider both the reach of the show and the march of time .
seriously , australian film and television actor and author william mcinnes makes and takes a very good joke . after recently re - watching
dangerous remedy
which featured his brilliant portrayal of a very nasty , corrupt victorian cop , you could think otherwise .
william mcinnes ' bestselling memoir , a man ' s got to have a hobby , takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s , and the last of the baby - boomer childhoods . william writes with humour and affection about his family , and especially his mum and dad , who talked to the tv set and enjoyed life in their house near the bay .
a wonderfully warm view of australian family life , even in the amazingly creative life that was the family of william mcinnes and sarah watt . written taking turns about chapters , watts final chapter as she faces death , is a remarkable piece of australian literature . the lighter moments , always written by mcinnes , are deliciously funny . his description of the white rabbit the family adopted had me leaking all over with laughter . always an serviceable actor , mcinnes is a superb writer and his shar
neither mcinnes nor thornton are running away from their seachange days , and indeed , are soon revelling in them . ‘‘there were a lot of great people on it , ’’ mcinnes says . ‘‘and it was fun , ’’ thornton says .
apart from being a fan of his professional performances , she also had some hyper local knowledge of mcinnes . they live in the same area , and she had stood behind mcinnes in the supermarket queue . then there was the yarraville gardens christmas carols , which mcinnes had hosted . ‘‘it was hilarious , ’’ carceres says . ‘‘he was so funny . ’’ ( ‘‘some of my best work , i think , ’’ intones mcinnes in mock seriousness when the connection is mentioned . )
nevertheless , as an actor , william mcinnes’s many tv roles have made him a household name . he worked for four years on blue heelers playing sergeant nicholas ‘nick’ schultz , a copper in a small country town that had more violence and corpses than midsomer murders .
william mcinnes is one of the most accomplished and popular actors on the australian landscape today . equally at home in theatre , film and television , comedy and drama , he has played countless lead and supporting roles in some of the most successful and memorable productions this country has had to offer and has multiple afi and logie nominations for this extensive body of work . william is also the author of nine books .
from a child ' s point of view an adult ' s word can seem pretty strange sometimes . during his fifth year , william mcinnes is introduced to all kinds of adult themes including gallstones , the definition of
fart
and the importance of political principle .
at 8 . 00 mcinnes shares his perspective : “shit happens to people sometimes for no reason other than that’s… life . ”
margaret whitlam , mem fox , don chipp , william mcinnes , malcolm fraser , george negus and jessica watson are just a few . derryn hinch will speak on may 11 on his new book human headlines : my 50 years in the media . beaumaris residents cheryl and andrew
for his unforgettable role in the feature film , look both ways , william won the film critics circle of australia award for best actor and received an afi award nomination best lead actor . in 2008 , william received both an afi award and a film critics circle of australia award for his performance in unfinished sky . william’s other feature film credits include david caesar’s dirty deeds and prime mover , blessed directed by ana kokkinos , and the hopes and dreams of gazza snell . in 2006 , william was awarded the sydney morning herald , sun herald and the age australian star of the year award .
series one : activities at fairfield university and misc . papers , 1958 - 2006 . series two : scrapbook / photo albums of overseas trips , 1973 - 1996 . series three : pages from president william c . mcinnes , s . j . scrapbook , 1967 - 1970 .
mcinnes has remembered that , anyway he reckons you wouldn ' t last long , if you weren ' t the real deal .
far from that , east west 101 is an australian - based drama about a water - and - oil cop partnership between zane malik ( don hany ) and ray crowley ( william mcinnes ) . malik is a devout young muslim , while crowley is a veteran officer with an ego
william mcinnes , actor and author , is an australian household name . he has starred in longstanding and popular television dramas such as blue heelers and sea change , and his role in the 2005 film look both ways , written and directed by his wife sarah watt , was critically acclaimed .
i ' m going to outlaw pre - shredded cheese in america , and i ' ll make america grate again ,
william joked while imitating trump .
he writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture , dances with william ' s mother in the kitchen , and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family . in william ' s writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing .
even so , william mcinnes was named one of ‘tv’s sexiest stars’ by tv week magazine . if he was ever in danger of becoming vain about this accolade , one female fan put him in his place when she told him that he would be quite handsome if he didn’t have such a big nose .
as an author , william writes about the everyday life of regular australians . his debut book , a manís got to have a hobby , details his familyís life in the 60s and 70s . william is the author of eight books and brings a unique perspective on talent attraction and career insights in an industry context . william writes a weekly column for the courier mail and has been the chair of the advisory council to museum of australian democracy and is a present member of the advertising standards board .
“people seem to think they have permission to give me a serve , ” he laments . “i was on a golf course a couple of years ago and a bloke came up to me and said , ‘you’re william mcinnes ? ’ i said , ‘yes i am’ . he said , ‘you’re a shithouse actor’ .
william mcinnes is a highly acclaimed and accomplished actor and writer . he shone in dramatic lead television roles in dramas such as the shark net , my brother jack , blue heelers , stepfather of the bride , seachange , the critically acclaimed abc telemovie curtin , and the hard hitting sbs series east west 101 .
william is the author of five best selling books - a man’s gotta have a hobby , winner of a 2006 australian book industry award , cricket kings , which was a 2007 australian book industry award nominee , that’d be right and the making of modern australia . william’s fifth book , worse things happen at sea , co - written with his late wife sarah watt , was awarded the 2012 indie non fiction book of the year . william’s latest book , the laughing clowns , was released in october 2012 .
william most recently starred in the abc telemovie , dangerous remedy , alongside claudia karvan in the time of our lives and as the host of auction rooms and hello birdy .
an interview with william mcinnes can be like herding cats , leaping from one topic to the next down a winding path of wit and charm , and this interview is no different . the last line of his book sums him up , which says that sometimes he can see things that make people happy and takes them to a lovely place . that ' s exactly what william says the point of his latest book , full bore , is about : finding bits of loveliness in life .
this is a book that i have wanted to read for some time , and i found it in a friend ' s bookshelf so snaffled it ! ( and returned it when finished ! ) . illustrated with sarah watt ' s beautiful photographs , it is a sort of memoir / biography of william mcinnes and sarah watt ' s family and the story of her cancer . with some of william ' s wry and funny comments , and many poignant moments , i really enjoyed it .
it no longer worries william mcinnes that people keep insulting him – even when one of those people is his mother . he’s been able to benefit from his tendency to annoy people who have never met him by taking on roles such as matt , the nearest thing to a villain in the time of our lives .
william mcinnes has been nominated for many stage and screen awards ( but not for as many logies as john wood ) . in 1997 he won a variety club drama award and also two logie awards for ‘most outstanding actor’ – in 2000 for playing max connors in seachange and again in 2002 for my brother jack .
william mcinnes is a man with many labels : actor , author , democrat , and all - round good bloke . his dad col wasn & # 39 ; t always so flattering . when the former redcliffe boy asked his father why he was so lucky to be growing up in australia , the answer was :
a remarkably moving book written by william mcinnes and sarah watt . tracks the highs and lows of their life together , including beautiful stories of moments with each other and their children alongside tragedies such as their still born first child and sarah ' s cancer . i really connected with this book and particularly sarah watt .
in this moving interview with jane hutcheon for abc’s one on one program , mcinnes reveals what an amazing life perspective these tragic events have given him .
at 9 . 30 mcinnes talks about the people society idolizes – actors , musicians , artists – and why they have nothing on his deceased wife .
mcinnes was the first guest host of let loose live on 29 may 2005 ; the show was axed by the seven network after just two weeks .
warning : it ' s probably not wise to listen to the audiobook of this ( read by william himself ) on public transport or anywhere else that you may be embarrassed . when i wasn ' t hooting with laughter , i was having a little cry . william is a master comedy storyteller , but he ' s also a sentimental old boofhead with the tenderest of hearts . william manages to capture the essence of australia past and present in his own rambling style , telling stories about people and places and times that are all too fami
william mcinnes was big on our television screens in the 90s , appearing on shows like blue heelers , country practice and sea change . he’s taken a hiatus in the past few years , it seems that he is more interested in spending time with his children , 20 - year - old clem and 15 - year - old stella .
at montalto vineyard , william will discuss his career and creative endeavours . join this irreverent storyteller in conversation with melbourne author john harms , for an evening of anecdote , absurdity and australiana .
i thoroughly enjoyed this collection of simple stories and anecdotes from every day family life . i think it was the sheer ordinary nature of the mcinnes - watt household that impressed me most of all . just because these people are in film and acting , doesn ' t make their family life extraordinary . i saw a lot of myself in mcinnes and found many of his quirks and inefficiences quite affirming ! knowing what became of william and sarah , the final chapters bring on an ominous feeling as sarah discusses
mcinnes sought advice from his mother , asking why total strangers were giving him “both barrels” . his mother said : “well , look at you . you’re six foot four , you’re moderately successful , and you look quite smug . ” when mcinnes said : “oh thanks , ma” , she said : “suck it up ! ”
mcinnes is a big fellow - 6ft 3
and solid , he had the sort of build that has a propensity to grow larger with age . . .
the effect is a four - hander , although mcinnes says the other three carry it . “i pop in off the bench occasionally , which is good . ”
a wonderfully warm view of australian family life , even in the amazingly creative life that was the family of william mcinnes and sarah watt . written taking turns about chapters , watts final chapter as she faces death , is a remarkable piece of australian literature . the lighter moments , always written by mcinnes , are deliciously funny . his description of the white rabbit the family adopted had me leaking all over with laughter . always an serviceable actor , mcinnes is a superb writer and his share of this book is no less entertaining and provoking than any which preceded it . it just hurts so much to realise his great love , sarah watt , died so soon after it was written .
william mcinnes’ voice is deep , authoritative , familiar and trustworthy . he has read countless audio books and narrated numerous documentaries including the abc’s cross - platform series , the making of modern australia , for which he also wrote the book of the same name . he is great with straight , dramatic and comedic reads and is also brilliant with characters and accents .
warning : it ' s probably not wise to listen to the audiobook of this ( read by william himself ) on public transport or anywhere else that you may be embarrassed . when i wasn ' t hooting with laughter , i was having a little cry . william is a master comedy storyteller , but he ' s also a sentimental old boofhead with the tenderest of hearts . william manages to capture the essence of australia past and present in his own rambling style , telling stories about people and places and times that are all too familiar to many australians . definitely a delightful read .
the reason was that carceres had already cast sigrid thornton , and mcinnes would play opposite . the last time the pair had been together was in seachange , the celebrated abc comedy drama series in which thornton’s laura and mcinnes’s max were an electrifying couple . and now , some 14 years on , carceres had managed to reunite them .
full bore , says mcinnes , is a “gentle sort of collection . ” it’s about how lives are “made of little moments , and they’re the fun things that connect us all . ” the stories are about connecting with others , because for him , sharing stories with other people is one of the ways he finds meaning in life . and the title ? that’s just how william mcinnesapproaches life in general . to go at something ‘full bore’ means to do it “with a great deal of gusto and endeavour , ” but that also means “living life not at a million miles an hour but to embrace it… in all its swings and roundabouts and ups and downs . ” you can watch our interview with william mcinnes live in melbourne here .
and mcinnes tells of being among the throng trying to get served in a great coffee shop on his recent visit , ‘‘bumping my head on pots and pans and hams’’ .
mcinnes says sarah , his late wife , watched the first series : ‘‘sarah stopped watching it after i came on : ‘you’ve ruined that one for me . . . ’’’
i ' ve always enjoyed mcinnes ' work and this book did not disappoint . mcinnes has an amazing ability to make you laugh and cry in one sentence and i love that all of his reflections and recollections are the stuff of ordinary , mundane , day to day life - the stuff that really matters in the end . sarah and william compliment each other beautifully . it is sad that their co - writing cannot be shared in the future . reading this book made me appreciate the small things in my everyday life . it made me lov
anne christine rechkemmer , the daughter of clark a . rechkemmer of brecksville , ohio , and the late eleanor c . rechkemmer , was married on saturday evening to patrick john chatfield , a son of suzanne t . chatfield and james v . chatfield of saratoga springs , n . y . the rev . william mcinnes performed the ceremony at st . ignatius of loyola roman catholic
william mcinnes is one of australia ' s most popular writers and actors . his books include the bestselling memoirs a man ' s got to have a hobby and that ' d be right . in 2012 his book worse things happen at sea , co - written with his wife , sarah watt , was named the best non - fiction title in the abia and indie awards .
in william ' s first book a man ' s got to have a hobby he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour , affection and honesty . worse things happen at sea does the same for family life in 2000s ; written by william and sarah in a way that many australians can relate to and enjoy . this book celebrates the wonderful , messy , haphazard things in life - bringing home babies from
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular stage and screen actors . his leading roles in sea change and blue heelers have made him a household name . the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim . he has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards , and has won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in 2000 and 2004 . william grew up in queensland and has travelled extensively throughout australia . he now lives in melbourne with his two children . he was married to the late film maker sarah watt .
“what people are going to discover , ” says thornton , “what people won’t have seen on television because i was always on an apple box , is that there is an extraordinary height disparity between william and me .
his fourth book , the making of modern australia , was released in 2010 ; it was accompanied by a television documentary series of the same name on the abc that mcinnes narrated .
in 2002 , mcinnes was part of the cast of marshall law , which was cancelled after one season ; and he returned for several episodes of blue heelers in 2004 and 2005 .
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular stage and screen actors . his leading roles in sea change and blue heelers have made him a household name . the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim . he has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards , and has won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in
loved this book - very touching and funny and beautiful writing from both william and sarah . here is my blog on my connection to their watery worlds : http : / / swimmingpoolstories . blogspot . c . . .
christina beck calcagni , a daughter of patricia belle dantzler calcagni and stephen m . calcagni of roxbury , conn . , was married yesterday in chestnut hill , mass . , to august albert sack vi , the son of mr . sack iv of wainscott , n . y . , and the late susan van wyck sack . the rev . william mcinnes performed the ceremony at the roman catholic church of st .
it’s certainly not all random , however . there are a few key threads that run through mcinnes’ writing . often his memories are spurned by everyday objects , like a matchbox , a toy from a cereal box , or even a packet of biscuits in the pantry . many of the stories mcinnes weaves from these things are deeply nostalgic , throwbacks to another era when things were different .
beautiful story of a close and caring family . sweet sarah has a warm heart in spite of tragic circumstances and william who plays the clown is a father very involved with his children . sad , funny and very poignant book .
i thoroughly enjoyed this collection of simple stories and anecdotes from every day family life . i think it was the sheer ordinary nature of the mcinnes - watt household that impressed me most of all . just because these people are in film and acting , doesn ' t make their family life extraordinary . i saw a lot of myself in mcinnes and found many of his quirks and inefficiences quite affirming ! knowing what became of william and sarah , the final chapters bring on an ominous feeling as sarah discusses her cancer diagnosis . a beautifully written book , with terrific pictures - i found it quite a joy to read .
it was during post - production on watt & apos ; s acclaimed look both ways , in which mcinnes starred , that watt was first diagnosed with breast cancer . having thought she & apos ; d beaten the disease , it returned as secondary , terminal bone cancer soon after the release of my year without sex in 2009 . mcinnes is as philosophical as you can be given the circumstances .
the build - up of paraphernalia in the kids ' bedrooms , the greg chappell catalogue in the loo , the plastic gold trophies , speak of something that goes to the heart . william mcinnes ' first novel celebrates this infatuation and gives it a kind of glory . people who don ' t get it are not going to like cricket kings , but such folk would only read the da vinci code and the business pages anyway .
some of the yarns are very personal , and mcinnes speaks with frank honesty , but it’s not just about him . the tangible link between objects and memories ring true for a lot of people , some of whom mcinnes has crossed paths with . in full bore we meet a meticulously well put - together man at a party , who has a framed snakes and ladders game from a rice bubbles packet on his wall because it reminds him of his father , a woman mourning her husband as she auctions off his furniture , or even mcinnes’ own son with a little golden book called scruffy the tugboat .
william mcinnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller . a tail - end baby boomer , he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever , when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay ; a time when the aussie battler stood as the local labor candidate and looked out for his mates ; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on tv .
so after the changes matt goes through , will people come up to mcinnes and say nice things ? he laughs . “no , i don’t think they are ever going to end up liking me . ”
thornton recalls being part of the audition process for wenham’s replacement , and for her , casting mcinnes was a ‘‘pretty much a no - brainer’’ . ‘‘i think it must have been difficult coming in , ’’ thornton says . ‘‘the show by that stage had developed such a following when david left . the thing that i liked was that william was such the polar opposite of david that i think it injected the show with a whole new life . ’’
william’s guest speaking engagements include the history council of victoria annual lecture , voices on the coast literary breakfast , the preoperative nurses conference and the 2012 etawa teachers conference . he has mc’d for the australia day concert and the australia post bicentenary event .
mcinnes calls it
entertainment with a brain
and the people featured include everyone from elvis impersonators flogging off memorabilia , to people in high society auctioning off a lifetime & apos ; s collection of antiques .
they recall the ‘‘really nice’’ brother and sister who used to run it , and begin listing the lollies on offer . bullets , big boss cigars , cobbers , mcinnes offers . musk sticks , thornton adds .
i ' ve always enjoyed mcinnes ' work and this book did not disappoint . mcinnes has an amazing ability to make you laugh and cry in one sentence and i love that all of his reflections and recollections are the stuff of ordinary , mundane , day to day life - the stuff that really matters in the end . sarah and william compliment each other beautifully . it is sad that their co - writing cannot be shared in the future . reading this book made me appreciate the small things in my everyday life . it made me love and appreciate my family and helped me to stand back and enjoy the everyday moments with the light heartedness and affection they deserve .
one of australia’s most popular and recognisable actors , william mcinnes’s tv roles in blue heelers and seachange made him a household name , the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim , and cameo appearances on the landmark australian sitcom kath & kim cracked us up . bill has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards , won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in 2000 and 2004 .
after a recurring role in a country practice in 1990 , mcinnes appeared in series such as bligh , ocean girl , good vibrations and snowy before making his name as senior constable nick schultz on blue heelers in 1993 .
also an award - winning actor and best known for his leading roles in blue heelers and seachange , william has won two logies and an afi award for best actor in the film unfinished sky . he recently starred in the tv dramas deep water and rake .
william mcinnes is a very popular australian actor , writer , columnist and raconteur . he was born and grew up in redcliffe , queensland and now lives in melbourne with his two children . as an award - winning actor , he won two logies and an afi award for best actor for his role in the film unfinished sky and received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film look both ways , written and directed by his wife , artist and filmmaker sarah watt .
besides , writing , acting and family life , mcinnes says he takes an interest in civic life , because you get politicians you deserve and sometimes that can end up being a load of
clowns running the show .
for all the seriousness of the subject , there will be those who come to see thornton and mcinnes just because they are back performing together . and beyond contemplating some weighty issues , there will be a revelation to some .
drivers caught in the act when they believe they are unobserved at the traffic lights , collectible toys from the cereal packets of yore , awkward dinner party conversations and the messy universe of the young are all in safe hands here . the snapshots of every day life provide glorious material for full bore , another celebration by author william mcinnes of what richness can be found in the small moments . the author , in both writing and speaking mode , is a master at going off on a tangent and then
this book is a throughly enjoyable read , and will have you chuckling along with mcinnes and his stories while also reflecting back on your own past , and the ways that everyday moments , objects and memories can take you back .
raw , sad and honest sharing about sarah ' s encounter with cancer and how the family reacted . earlier chapters dealt with family life before the cancer and william is a very funny story teller - i snorted and laughed through his mis - adventures . a wonderfully human book .
in 2012 , mcinnes lost his film maker wife sarah watts to breast cancer . these days he says he and the kids , now young adults , stick to an annual holiday as the time process their loss and make more memories ,
“if you want happiness you can just take a pill , and zonk yourself and be in a blissful state , ” mcinnes says . “go and meditate on the top of a mountain , not engage with the rest of the world .
mcinnes laughs .
it & apos ; s like a pleasant half hour of television . it & apos ; s one of those shows where you can kick off your shoes , sit back and meet some nice , funny folk .
yet mcinnes always seemed a likely replacement . knight says mcinnes was one of the actors he had written the part of diver dan for , but he was tied up with blue heelers . ‘‘i thought , well , the great thing about will , he’s actually got a lot of depth , ’’ knight says . ‘‘his great ambition in life , i think , would have been to be a curmudgeonly labor senator up in queensland but unfortunately , he’s enormously gifted as an actor . ’’
william mcinnes and sarah watt’s personal take on the simplicity yet messiness of everyday life is a pure joy to read . worse things happen at sea is about two famous australians in the television , film and writing industry ; yet two very ordinary people who live through the day - to - day stuff we all do : raising children , renovating homes , coping with the illness of love ones , making mistakes , fixing things and not being able to fix things . the fact that sarah watt died after a battle with cancer la
while still acting , william found a new vocation as a writer , and delighted readers with very funny memoirs about his father and growing up in redcliffe , a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right . for more about bill’s writing , see the main profile article below .
despite his many achievements , mcinnes has a reputation for being self - effacing . of those days on the seachange set , he initially recalls his fake tan , the hair dye , and being ‘‘as big as clive palmer and just as wide’’ .
on television , mcinnes is perhaps best known for his dramatic roles in programs such as the shark net , my brother jack , blue heelers , stepfather of the bride , seachange , east west 101 and the time of our lives alongside claudia karvan .
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular writers , delighting readers with his memoirs a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right , his novels cricket kings and the laughing clowns , and his insight into australian life since the 1940s , written with essential media and entertainment , the making of modern australia . in 2011 , with his wife sarah watt , he co - wrote worse things happen at sea , which was named the best non - fiction title in the abia and the indie awards in 2012 . his latest book is holidays .
mcinnes offers that it was a ‘‘nice gig’’ , but questions his own performance : he was a ‘‘relatively’’ good - looking actor , standing at a certain angle , clenching his jaw a bit . ‘‘that was just me being a ponce , i think . ’’
the man behind the the characters has lived a life as fulfilling and rich – and full of heartbreak – as any he has portrayed on screen . mcinnes and his wife , actor and director sarah watt , lost their first son – cosmo – at birth .
mcinnes played max connors , whose background was a formidable career as a foreign correspondent . knight says they braced for a ratings hit . instead , the audience grew . ‘‘we just were waiting for the numbers to plummet , and incredibly , they started going up .
william mcinnes’s new novel the birdwatchers ( see cover photo bottom left ) was published in october 2013 , and is about love , twitchers and learning to trust . it’s a story about a bloke who ' s losing his hearing ; a bird that can ' t fly but likes being read to ; and a teenage daughter who doesn ' t know who to be angry at . it ' s about a woman living with the echo of illness finding out how much fun it can be to trust someone ; a man called murph who has a secret ; and perry como .
🙋🏼♀hands up hardcore fangirl of everything mcinnes has written and this one is no exception . his novels ( cricket kings and the birdwatcher ) are glorious and his extensive range of non - fiction texts are thoroughly engaging reads . i was given this book as a gift for christmas 2016 😳 and my only excuse is that i knew once i read it i wouldn’t have a mcinnes book to look forward to . hopefully there’s another one on the way soon . in full bore we are taken on a meandering ramble of amusing anecdotes t
‘william mcinnes has made a career of playing pretty uptight , taciturn types after hitting our screens as a romantic lead in seachange . but we know he can be very funny and very laid back in his observations of aussie backyard life and its rituals . [ the novel ] . . . has his trademark laconic larrikin tone and a meandering , slow pace that takes its unhurried rhythm from the careful patience of birdwatchers ( of which he is one ) . this gentle story underlines the way human and bird behaviour share certain characteristics from ruffled feathers to mating rituals . ’ caroline baum .
the effect is a very long way from christmas carols in the park , or for that matter , the pearl bay of seachange . and indeed , those who might come in hope of seeing laura and max will see thornton and mcinnes in a very different place .
mcinnes and watt married two decades ago when he was an unemployed actor with poor prospects . they had two children , clem , now 18 , and stella , 13 , and settled into a comfortable family life in footscray , in melbourne & apos ; s western suburbs .
william ' s ramblings - like his memory that
shoots off in all directions
- ranged from free toys found in cereal packets , rugby players , fashions and how they jump generations , tattoos , and the sealed section of the magazine cleo with its
nude coots
, as his dad used to call them .
thornton and mcinnes remained mates after seachange , partly helped by having weekenders in the same area . but there are no guarantees performers will stay in touch after a gig finishes . it’s clear as they swap stories and anecdotes that there is a strong history of friendship between them .
after pottering around writing the occasional article for newspapers , he wrote a column for the australian women’s weekly called ‘william tells’ ( groan ) . this only encouraged him , and in 2006 his first book , a man’s got to have a hobby , was published to great acclaim , which astonished him more than it surprised anyone else .


using a show business backdrop , and featuring the international ice follies , crawford plays mary , an actress , who marries an ice skater and encounters career and relationship issues .

the ice follies of 1939

it ' s joan crawford and james stewart on ice ! in the ice follies of 1939 featuring the technicolor ice ballet .
it ' s joan crawford and james stewart on ice ! in the ice follies of 1939 featuring the technicolor ice ballet . >
one of the top grossing movies of 1939 was gunga din starring cary grant .
having recently seen james stewart in pot o’ gold , i came across ice follies of 1939 and again felt sorry for mr . stewart !
the ice follies of 1939 is a skating movie supported by a very slight story that is beneath the talents of its two iconic ( non - skating ) stars .
the ice follies of 1939 is a 1939 american musical drama film directed by reinhold schünzel , and starring joan crawford , james stewart , lew ayres and lewis stone . using a show business . . . more
metro sucessfully accomplishes the difficult task of welding two rather extended appearances of the international ice follies troupe into this production - withal keeping both story and ice show in separate grooves .
metro sucessfully accomplishes the difficult task of welding two rather extended appearances of the international ice follies troupe into this production – withal keeping both story and ice show in separate grooves .
the ice follies of 1939 ' s is a typical old mgm hollywood movie , but the film also includes figure skaters from the real shipstads and johnson ice follies . those interested in ice skating show history will especially enjoy seeing the film . viewers should know that james stewart and joan crawford don ' t actually do any skating . the story is really about their romance .
* tried to clarify the table at the bottom of the massive amount of movies… . found on the 1930 - 1939 worldwide table page .
three years later mcgowan and mack were featured in the mgm musical film ice follies of 1939 , which starred joan crawford and james stewart . also in that year , the ice follies touring show featured them alongside their daughter jo ann . she made a dramatic appearance in the finale as the one white bird emerging among the blackbirds baked in a pie .
crew : ( color ) extract of a review from 1939 . running time : 81 min .
sort top grossing movies of 1939 by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost .
i was fortunate to record a copy of
ice follies of 1939
from turner classic movies a few years ago and since then have had the good fortune to learn more about the history of the movie rather than base my observations purely on what is presented .
six ice troupes traverse north america . three are mounted by ice capades and so named . the other three are run by ice follies , although two play under the banner of holiday on ice . this is because , even though ice shows are essentially the same , in some parts of the country , notably the south , holiday on ice has chipped out a bigger name .
it is stating the obvious to say that 1939 was a banner year in the history of hollywood cinema . producing three of the greatest movies of all time –
sort by how many oscar® nominations and how many oscar® wins each top grossing movies of 1939 received .
one of the biggest stars in the late 1930 ' s was former olympic skater sonja henie . twentieth century fox put her in a series of successful films that all got her on some ice at some point . mgm , vying to get in on the skating novelty , threw some serious money into the ice follies of 1939 .
murder man ( 1935 ) rose marie ( 1936 ) next time we love ( 1936 ) wife vs . secretary ( 1936 ) small town girl ( 1936 ) speed ( 1936 ) the gorgeous hussy ( 1936 ) born to dance ( 1936 ) after the thin man ( 1936 ) seventh heaven ( 1937 ) the last gangster ( 1937 ) navy blue and gold ( 1937 ) of human hearts ( 1938 ) vivacious lady ( 1938 ) the shopworn angel ( 1938 ) you can’t take it with you ( 1938 ) made for each other ( 1939 ) ice follies of 1939 ( 1939 ) it’s a wonderful world ( 1939 ) mr . smith goes to washington ( 1939 ) destry rides again ( 1939 )
have you ever noticed that often when a movie becomes successful other movies suddenly pop up with similar plots or concepts ? this is hardly a recent idea . the ice follies of 1939 is a perfect example of how hollywood can lack in originality and steal ideas from other films .
with the headline : the screen ; ' love affair , ' a bitter - sweet romance , opens at the music hall - - ' ice follies ' at the capitol .
to make this list a movie had to be made in 1939 . obviously many movies ( pygmalion and angels have dirty faces ) made in 1938 earned box office dollars in 1939 . on the other side many movies made in 1939 made money in 1940 and later . gone with the wind actually earned very little box office dollars 1939 but broke the bank in 1940 and many other years during its many re - releases .
this was one of five films james stewart made in 1939 . fortunately two of them were destry rides again and mr smith goes to washington .
the plot is so thin and the characters so cardboard , it’s obvious mgm thought that all that mattered were the ice skating sequences involving lavish staging of the international ice follies – with a view to cashing in on the public’s liking for sonja henie at fox .
joan in glorious technicolor . but the film ‘s finale ( with joan as cinderella ! ) didn’t deserve 15 minutes of precious color footage . the whole sequence is to showcase the ice follies troupe .
hey joan… . on this page…torchy blane . . playing with dynamite ( 1939 ) is only showing it’s domestic box office total of $ 5 . 20 million . in the 1930 - 1939 worldwide page… . torchy blane . . playing with dynamite ( 1939 ) made the list because we also have worldwide grosses for that movie… . so it’s $ 7 . 74 million made the list .
sort top grossing movies of 1939 how they were received by critics and audiences . 60 % rating or higher should indicate a good movie .
now wirtz is chairman of the board of follies and janet lynn is his star—or is supposed to be his star . suffering from a respiratory disease , she has not performed since late last year . lynn is touted as the alltime highest - paid woman athlete , having signed for a supposed $ 450 , 000 to appear at 16 of the ice follies ' 28 stops .
ebullient richard dwyer has been the follies ' mr . debonnaire since he was 14 . now 40 , he has outlasted bevies of supporting ladies .
sort top grossing movies of 1939 by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie . if you want to see the 5 james stewart movies on the table…just type in his name in the search box and up they will come
so richard dwyer has moved into the realm of the venerable , the only male ice show principal to even remotely approach the exalted stature of sonja henie . he has become a vice - president of follies and manages the show he stars in . he is what most differentiates follies from capades . this year , for the first time , dwyer introduces the show , his initial appearance on skates follows quickly thereafter , and his style and presence are felt even when he isn ' t on the ice .
metro sucessfully accomplishes the difficult task of welding two rather extended appearances of the international ice follies troupe into this production – withal keeping both story and ice show in separate grooves . joan crawford has a clear - cut role . she takes full advantage of opportunities to be sincere and glamorous . but , as the title suggests , it’s [ … ]
this page will looks at 170 top grossing movies of 1939 . the movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information .
chasing ice is a 2012 documentary film about the efforts of nature photographer james balog and his extreme ice survey to publicize the effects of climate change , directed by jeff orlowski . it . . . more
ice age : collision course is a 2016 american 3d computer - animated comedy adventure film produced by blue sky studios . it is the fifth installment in the ice age film series and the sequel to ice . . . more
in the trade , the conventional wisdom is that capades is more like vegas and follies more like disney , which is an apt appraisal . another way to describe the difference is to say that follies is more ice , capades more show . follies always falls back on the skating . even in the kiddie number , it stuffs more of its top stars into the sweaty sesame street costumes—the cookie monster does axels and sit spins—while capades merely assigns line skaters to play yogi bear and his pals . capades offers a clever teen - age juggler on skates , albert lucas , but follies never uses a specialty act—too impure . capades has a clear edge in production numbers and , in a game where books are judged by their covers , the capades costumes are richer and more original . but then , follies has the better exits .
just when we were beginning to look forward to the spring thaw , metro gives us a picture called
the ice follies of 1939
( at the capitol ) contrary to the usual practice of dating all spectacle pictures at least a year in advance . this chronological restraint may be due to the fact that
ice follies
isn ' t altogether a spectacle picture ; it also has a plot , and one which , if you will excuse our saying so , has been put on ice too late . far be it from us to rap one of mr . rapf ' s more glittering productions ; what we mildly object to is the fact that the glitter does not extend to the dialogue , the incidents , the characters ( for whom
fictitious
is an understatement ) or the story , which is the one about the matrimonial clashing of two careers .
which , like the film we’re actually watching , is redeemed only by the participation of the ice follies troupe . as i pointed out to charles , casting three major stars like crawford , stewart and ayres in a film like this stands as a dictionary definition of the term “overqualified” — and the writing and direction are so dreary they really don’t belong in what should have been a nice , happy , fun , uplifting movie about the ice follies . still , the final color sequence saves it somewhat . — 2 / 22 / 99
john martin ,
the new york times
dance critic , 1939 : the ubiquitous art of dance has poked its nose into the field of the sport on something more than a mere snooping expedition . there is definitely something of great interest to be developed in the realm of the ice ballet [ but ] at present its virtues are also its handicaps . the marvelous capacity for effortless speed , for smooth continuity of motion , leads ultimately to monotony .
, james stewart , lew ayres , lewis stone , lionel stander , charles d . brown . featuring
the international ice follies
with bess ehrhardt , roy shipstad , eddie shipstad , and oscar johnson .
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the leader of a motorcycle gang ( rapper vanilla ice ) falls in love with a small - town . . .
an ice - skating team breaks up when both partners fall for the same girl .
the ice rink is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by jean - philippe toussaint .
the ice plant is a 2007 short drama film written and directed by kate burton .
ruth mcgowan , who has died at forest lake , minneapolis , aged 92 , was one of the original performers in the american ice - skating shows of the 1930s and 1940s .
i’ll be honest . at this point , i thought the ice follies legend was bulls— . i even sort of shouted down my colleague ( and fellow sports myth sleuth ) sam whiting when he brought it up in a story meeting a few days ago .
( 1944 ) . crawford also re - recorded two of the deleted songs for commercial release in 1939 , “it’s all so new to me” and “i’m in love with the honorable mr . so and so . ”
my favorite scene in the entire movie is the one where larry goes to the broadway producer’s office to get backing for his ice - skating follies . lionel stander ( who would become famous as max on televisions’ hart to hart in the 1980s ) is great as the cigar chomping mort .
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sort top grossing movies of 1939 by ultimate movie rankings ( umr ) score . umr score puts box office , reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score .
ice castles
is a remake of the 1978 oscar - nominated movie of the same name . the story clearly shows that a person can recover and go on after a tragedy .
will mary and larry save their marriage ? if you can stay awake through the extended ice skating sequences you will find out . the whole point of this movie is to capitalize on the fascination the public had with ice skating . the marriage drama disappears for twenty minutes at a time as we see the ice show . neither star really skates .
in 1940 ruth mcgowan , mack and jo ann mcgowan appeared in the first season of a new show , ice capades , which opened in new orleans . this production was launched by john harris , the owner of a chain of cinemas and an ice hockey team , the pittsburgh hornets . harris had become an advocate of ice shows after booking sonja henie to entertain hornets ' fans during half time .
1939 is considered by many people to be the greatest year ever for movies . so you would figure finding box office information on the greatest year in movie history would be pretty easy to find . that however is simply not true ! the box office information that is out there for 1939 movies… . . is sorry to say … . . pretty damn weak !
on the ice is a 2011 thriller drama film written and directed by andrew okpeaha maclean .
the ice follies explanation seems like it couldn’t possible be true . in any era , the equation is the same : professional sports title > non - competitive ice dancing . the warriors getting bounced from an epic playoff game for an ice show is like the giants having to play in game 3 of the world series in stockton , because larry baer booked a nick jonas concert in at & t park for october . even if the city of oakland or the team somehow botched this , i would assume there would be some presidential intervention , like reagan did with the air traffic controllers .
thanks to mat ether for joan ' s box - office rankings for 1928 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1940 , 1941 , 1947 , and 1952 .
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for the 1941 production of ice capades , ruth mcgowan and mack were joined by the british skating star belita - hailed as
the world ' s greatest figure skating star
. the following year they made a notable appearance in the 1942 film of ice capades , with dorothy lewis and jerry colonna .
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the score also expertly incorporates a handful of traditional standards and contemporary pop songs of the era . a kiss at a park skating ring in new york is accompanied by the strains of the 1894 classic “the sidewalks of new york”
i’ve heard the urban legend since i was a kid in the 1980s , and it sounds a little more crazy each passing year . did the golden state warriors , heading into their first and only nba finals to date , really get jettisoned from their home court to accommodate the ice follies ?
and just as movies like 1948’s the red shoes inspired a generation of girls to become ballerinas , so sonja’s movies—along with her ice shows—launched a generation of figure skaters .
the ice - skating scenes are moderately amusing and the big finale in color adds a bit of spice to the picture . 1939 was the year technicolor finally “arrived” in hollywood . sure there had been successful color movies before then like the adventures of robin hood , nothing sacred , snow white and the seven dwarfs and the original a star is born , but it was the one two punch of the wizard of oz and gone with the wind that really put color movies on the map for good . after this year technicolor would no longer be treated as a novelty .
both shows have a well - earned reputation among employees for parsimony . capades is a subsidiary of metromedia , while follies is a major property of a small minneapolis outfit known as medicor and is widely known to have suffered
a cash - flow problem .
but follies is proceeding resolutely under a new president , lyman d . walters , and is talking of launching new tours to europe and central america .
after their marriage , ruth mcgowan and mack formed their professional partnership . as stars of the 1936 ice follies - which included 28 other skaters from the
twin cities
of minneapolis and st paul - they travelled to venues like new york ' s madison square garden , at a time before sonja henie , an olympic champion and skating ' s
darling on ice
, had made such shows widely popular .
a really strange one . someone at mgm took notice of two entertainment phenomena of the late 1930’s — the huge popularity of olympic ice skater sonja henie’s movies at 20 th century - fox and the major audiences being drawn to the rather schlocky shipstad and johnson
ken shelley , ice capades , 1975 : the problem we face is basically with the pieces of steel on our boots—we ' re limited by them .
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sonja may not have been a ziegfeld beauty , and as an actress , well , she was one of the few female stars in hollywood not tested for the role of scarlett o’hara . it didn’t matter . smiling , spinning , she was giving the world exactly what it wanted . her movies , so many of them nestled in frosty - paned mitteleuropa mountain resorts , were an alternate universe made of powdered sugar—an antidote to europe’s ominous rumbling toward war . “she kept fox alive , ” says connie wald , the widow of producer jerry wald . “she was so big , ” says epstein , “at one point mgm produced a movie , with joan crawford for god’s sake , called ice follies of 1939 . it was ridiculous . joan couldn’t even walk on ice . ”
sonja henie is considered a figure skating legend . the ice skating movie
sonja henie : queen of the ice
tells the story of her entire life and career . anyone interested in ice skating history will learn something from this documentary . after winning the olympics in 1936 , sonja henie became a movie star . she was one of hollywood ' s most popular stars . she appeared in ten films . some of those films are available on dvd .
the embracing of ice dancing by the olympics was a rare endorsement for ice shows from the more legitimate precincts . generally , ice revues are considered déclassé—animated greeting cards—by show people , and sissy by sports people . but as a guileless orphan of culture that grosses more than $ 40 million a year at the gate ( almost as much as all of broadway ) , ice shows do not agonize about not being taken seriously . as they say at the box office , you can call me anything but late for dinner .
ice flowers is a 2011 short drama film written and directed by susan gordanshekan .
dancing on ice is a 2009 drama film written and directed by stavros ioanou .
ice dreams
is a hallmark channel original television movie that was released in january of 2010 . it is about a former champion skater and olympic contender who returns to the ice to coach a talented teenage girl .
in 1936 , with her husband everett mack , ruth mcgowan took part in the first ever touring ice show , ice follies , in venues across america . mcgowan and mack became known for their pair skating and their daring spins and lifts were performed with skilful athleticism and balletic grace . one notable featured number , cafe de l ' apache apache , incorporated a particularly dangerous spin which would end dramatically with ruth scudding 25 ft across the ice .
, ’” recalled leading lady joan crawford . “me , jimmy stewart and lew ayres as skaters – preposterous . it was a catastrophe . the public thought so , too . ” contemporary reviews at the time of the movie’s release in march 1939 were just as scathing .
a “good movie” ultimate movie rankings ( umr ) score is 60 . 00 . 55 james stewart movies scored higher that average… . or 75 . 34 % of his movies . the philadelphia story ( 1939 ) got the the highest umr score while the big sleep ( 1978 ) got the lowest umr score .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
blonde ice is a film directed by jack bernhard released on jul 24 , 1948 .
today it costs $ 1 million or more to mount a new show , so great an investment that each production must be kept going for three years to turn a profit . this year ' s ice follies will be next year ' s edition of holiday on ice national , and the ' 77 - ' 78 production for the small - town holiday tour , which is called holiday on ice international ( sic ) , presumably because it plays such world metropolises as rock island , kalamazoo and abilene .
since some kind of story was needed to lead up to the film debut of
the international ice follies ,
and top - flight players to give it the necessary publicity gloss , joan crawford , james stewart , and lew ayres were given the unenviable job of trying to make it digestible . their acting is smart and likable ; their material is not . . . . miss crawford should avoid this type of film in the future , when she has to buck poor material , a group of specialists and metro ' s own lavishness .
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many sources list gone with the wind as the top grosser and list between 5 and 10 movies in a tie for 2nd place ( like that happened ) . others list the top grossing movies but do not included any figures ( looking at you wikipedia and variety ) to back up their rankings . there are many top ten 1939 box office hit lists out there… . but with the exception of gone with the wind as the number one movie grosser they all list different movies in different order . for somebody looking for box office information on 1939 it is very very frustrating . over the years , we have researched and collected information on over 20 , 000 movies . so we figured we would show all the 1939 movies in our database .
thanks to ritchie for info on
the only thing ,
the boob ,
rain ,
gorgeous hussy ,
ice follies ,
women ,
strange cargo ,
and
susan and god
; as well as for all of the warners info and box - office rankings for 1930 and 1931 .
by 1939 arena owners were begging follies to start up a second show . when the group couldn ' t be bothered , some arena owners met in hershey , pa . on valentine ' s day 1940 and formed their own troupe . john harris , who owned the pittsburgh pro hockey team , was chosen to head the new enterprise , and walter brown , later the boston celtics ' owner , came up with the name of ice capades ( from escapades , if you ' re scoring at home ) . the group hustled up $ 44 , 000 and reckoned the new fad would last maybe five more years .
hi bruce , have you seen my question ? i just want to ask you about some sherlock holmes films … basil rathbone did a lot of sherlock holmes movies…14 i think … . for some fans he is sherlock holmes ! but i have only seen one sherlock holmes movie on your website it’s “the adventures of sherlock holmes” released in 1939… i just want to know if you have some infos about the other holmes movies that he did like “the hound of the baskerville” released also in 1939 …and what is the sherlock holmes movie release before 2000 that performed the best at the box office according to the sources in your database ? … . thanks a lot
she had been studying opera and had made a few recordings with the mgm symphony orchestra . her agent presented the recordings to mayer who , according to the book , was quite interested . i firmly believe that mayer was no fool and would never express interest unless it was economically feasible . joan signed a new contract and one of the first films was
ice follies .
how many movies with ice in the title can you name ? this list ranks the best movies with ice in the name , whether they ' re documentaries , dramas , horror movies , or any other genre of film . do you have a favorite movie with ice in the title ? categorizing movies by words in their titles is kind of uncommon , but that ' s a big part of why this list is so fun to scroll through . there ' s probably one movie with ice in the title you think of right away , but you might be shocked to see how many others exist as well .
the movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .
fire and ice is a film directed by bryan goeres released on apr 6 , 2001 .
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boy soprano bobby breen dons a pair of skates in the oddball musical breaking the ice . escaping his super - strict mennonite relatives , our hero gets a job singing at a philadelphia ice - skating rink . here he tries to earn enough money to . . .
so apparently not every movie released in 1939 , generally accepted as the pinnacle year of the golden age of hollywood , was a winner . as eric pointed out , this was obviously an attempt by mgm to cash in on the success of 20th century fox ' s sonja henie movies . it ' s just too bad that despite a big budget , a couple of big name stars and with the power of leo behind it , it still feels like such a half - assed attempt .
nothing lasting is offered by an ice show , because only illusion is there to start with . an ice show is parasitic . its performers are taken from athletics ; its music from broadway , vienna , the top 40 ; its comedy and costumes from burlesque and ziegfeld ; its movement from the dance ; and its themes from the obvious . the most predictable criticism of ice shows is that they never change . in fact , ice show critics change less than the shows . the skating gets better , the productions more lavish , the staging sharper . but the ice revues never appear to change , because they carefully stay a step behind the real world . so no matter how much the shows advance , they always seem static .
by definition , follies can mean either a theatrical revue or more than one foolish act . it ' s difficult to decide which definition is more apt in regards to this movie .
in retirement ruth mcgowan and mack took great pride in jo ann mcgowan ' s success as one of the great show skaters and the star of holiday on ice . she later married the british and world professional skating champion , martin minshull .
it’s especially funny because it’s an ice show . if the warriors got pushed off their home court for the rolling stones or even peter frampton , you’d get the logic . that said , ice shows were pretty big in the 1970s . apparently even bigger than rick barry .
just the top of the
yankee doodle boy
number from george . . .
in uncertain , hard times , america turns to the ice shows for spangles and solace . they were created in the depression and they are still glamorous and live—independent of television . little else surviving in sports or entertainment can make this boast . as many as 10 million paying customers will see ice shows in the u . s . and canada this year , and largely because of their popularity here and abroad , ice dancing was included for the first time in the 1976 olympics .
oil on ice is a 2004 documentary film directed by bo boudart and dale djerassi . it explores the arctic refuge drilling controversy in the arctic national wildlife refuge and the impact of oil . . . more
ice is a 1994 action crime film is written by sean dash and directed by brook yeaton .
but the articles either made no mention of the reason for the move , or vaguely mentioned a “scheduling change . ” outrage is the regular unleaded gasoline that you put in the engine that powers sports talk . if the steph curry version of the warriors got bumped by the ice follies , i can assure you that the 2015 local media would burst into flames with all the hot takes . you would see ann killion , bruce jenkins , c . w . nevius and chip johnson in gladiator gear , to see who gets to write the chronicle column that appears in the front page . ( smart money’s on killion . )
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although vivian revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates , she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs .
the end result was a film with 4 of the 6 songs deleted and only bits and pieces of one other and possibly 30 seconds in the finale .
in the 1940s ruth mcgowan and her husband formed their own skating company , which performed on theatre stages and in the restaurants of large hotels . they also toured with holiday on ice .
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as i was reading your analysis on the “average movie price” of a 1939 movie . i have done plenty of research myself , and though each movie has their own “average price”… like gone with the wind” was 82c for the first release , the average for the top 30 otherwise ranged from 27 to 29c a ticket , so i agree with your assessment . 23c is way too low for the top movies , as an average .
ice shows have come to ordain the popular nice things in our culture . something has truly arrived and is certified when an ice show builds a number around it . this year there is the bicentennial ( of course ) , country music , dyn - o - mite , nostalgia , physical fitness , busby berkeley . safe and sound . you want avant - garde . buster , you go consort with the maharishi , with charles o . finley , woody allen , eric sevareid and other far - out radical types . this is family entertainment . ice follies irritated some fans back in the ' 60s by updating a little too vigorously with some loud , hard rock . no ice show is going to make that mistake again .
the survivors , the statesmen of the business , are the funny men . is that true of any other society ? mr . frick , now 60 , has skated with follies since 1939 , only three years after it came into being . the capades ' freddie trenkler has been skating nearly as long and has hardly missed a curtain in 20 years , appearing in more than 7 , 500 performances . the comics , tough , indestructible men , provide the continuity : hans leiter , terry head , johnny labrecque , paul andre .
if broadway had such good knockabout comedians ,
brooks atkinson once wrote ,
it could consider itself lucky .
this was one of mgms ' biggest bombs of the 1930 ' s , critically and financially . if this was the quality of scripts joan crawford was getting , she . . .
thus , although the ice tours play almost year - round , life for the skaters is restricted , even sheltered . the kids ' only responsibility is to make the bus and keep their weight within three pounds of an assigned figure .
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well , to be fair , there is one aspect of an ice show that has been raised to true art . the exit . of all those who come and go for a living—actors , salesmen , politicians , thieves , the gabors , clergy , athletes , children , dancers—none depart so well as ice show performers . zip ! zap ! and they ' re gone at full speed . nothing else really belongs to an ice show quite the way leaving does . exit .
tropic of ice is a finnish spy film shot in finland and the uk . it was directed by lauri törhönen and released in 1987 . it was produced by kaj holmberg and the production company was
joan crawford has a clear - cut role . she takes full advantage of opportunities to be sincere and glamorous . but , as the title suggests , it’s the ice show and spectacle that count , chockful of specialities and decidedly eye - appealing .
henie with actor and love - interest tyrone power in a scene from the film * thin ice , * 1937 . , © 20th century fox / courtesy of getty images .
and yet , the death of wilhelm worked a change in sonja . “the nasturtium of the north” became tough and acquisitive about money , according to her brother . “the ice queen of norway” took over the show . at fox , the production people deferred to her unerring judgment when shooting the skating numbers , while performing in her hollywood ice revue , she rode herd over every aspect of production—music , costumes , chorus , box office , ancillary products ( “sonja henie” sweaters , ski outfits , skates ) . she kept a cold eye on her cash , a critical eye on her ice show , and a perfectionist’s eye on her public persona—all of which required unflagging energy and attention to detail . it was a kind of control at odds with catching and keeping a man .
a young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin , and soon finds herself sucked into the woman ' s complex web of deceit .
ruth mcgowan was born on december 9 1908 . she was originally a roller skater , but she was taught to ice skate by everett mack who was a professional ice hockey player and world speed - skating champion .
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something ' s gotta happen soon
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boy soprano bobby breen dons a pair of skates in the oddball musical breaking the . . .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
look : there are hundred of thousands of movies out there for you to watch . all we ' re saying is that these are the ones you should put at the top of your list .
according to follies folklore , 14 persons were in attendance for the nov . 7 opening , and oscar johnson peeked out and said ,
don ' t worry , kids , we ' ve got ' em outnumbered .
in fact , the sunday paper reported that
nearly 2 , 500 spectators sat about the arena ,
but even excusing the hyperbole , it was a great line and a rotten start . follies didn ' t catch on until several weeks later , when the tour hit philadelphia , the boo - centennial city . to obtain
heavy mitting ,
as variety calls it , in philly was true success . madison square garden rushed to book the revue , and soon hollywood brought out a follies movie starring ( are you ready for this ? ) joan crawford and jimmy stewart .
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the ice skating scenes are impressive , if you like ice skating , but are clearly filmed entirely separately . there is no henie or belita ( or even vera ralston ) to identify with . it’s like shooting a swimming sequence without having esther williams as the central attraction !
in chicago in the early 1970s , and we were allowed to go backstage and meet the performers after the show . it was very exciting , and my memories are vivid of running around backstage and seeing all these different people . it was an exciting atmosphere . when miss crawford steps in the ring in ice follies , however , i have no memory at all and no excitement or interest . the only thing of interest is the color photography of miss crawford ; she is radiant and beautiful in her fairy - princess gowns . otherwise it is unmemorable studio trash . mr . rapf was no thalberg and mr . mayer must have been at the horse races .
this is a biographical drama which tells the story of oksana baiul who won the 1994 winter olympics . there is not much skating in the movie , but the story is very moving , and there is a performance by the real oksana baiul at the end of the movie .
thanks for the info and comment . i’m surprised at the amount of westerns in stewarts filmography , many of them highly rated , which must make him one of the great hollywood cowboys , alongside the duke , coop , randy scott and um tom mix ?
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in order to stage their own shows - which featured jo ann as the star - in what seemed , at first sight , unsuitable venues , they travelled with a portable ice rink . in the 1950s , they branched out to provide rinks for ice shows on television , including the arthur godfrey show .
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richard l . coe ,
the washington post ,
1975 : scorned by the intelligentsia as absurd hybrids , the ice revues are never seriously regarded by the killjoys of culture . eyebrows are raised and noses go up as soon as interest is evinced in the cheerfully gaudy displays of this union of athletics and show biz . sure , the concepts are not subtle , they ' re audacious . yes , the humor is knockabout , but it ' s funny , basic , not sniveling nor self - pitying . . . . where has all the glitter gone ? into the ice shows , that ' s where .
what can you say about a screenplay that has the three leads as professional ice skaters , though you never see them skating . in fact the only time the stars get their skates on are for the film’s publicity .
ice twisters is a 2009 television sci - fi movie written by andrew erin and directed by steven r . monroe .
ice dreams is a 2009 drama family film written by james bruner , elizabeth stevens and directed by david burton morris .
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1942 movies ranked best to worst our movie of the year ? mrs . miniver
although i ' m not a big fan of figure skating , the final color number does look good . the ice was covered by an inch of water and this created the mirror effect that looks so impressive on screen . however , the finale is lacking that one impressive stunt that it really needed to go out with a bang . anne h . leitch , the lead female skater in these scenes , actually just passed away in march of 2011 at the grand old age of 94 .
here was a huge visual shift—from masculine to feminine , from prose to poetry . just as the ballerina’s pointe shoes were pink , suddenly the female ice skater’s boots were white , redolent of fairy and folk tales , of youthful purity and nordic power . sonja had single - handedly pulled figure skating into the realm of metaphor—and where there is metaphor , there can also be art . in “the pavlova of the ice , ” film footage shot in 1928 ( and available on youtube ) , she is skating outdoors , her slow - motion leaps and spins set against snow - dusted mountains that are nothing short of wagnerian . one can see why chief among her legion of fans was adolf hitler .
the cast of the hit primetime drama melrose place reunite for his sci - fi channel original . . .
it must tell us something that the ice found in arenas is always known as
artificial .
artificial ice , how curious . why don ' t we also say the cubes that come from the kelvinator are artificial ? i ' ll have a scotch on the artificial rocks . the frozen water that bobby orr and richard dwyer make their livings on is man - made , true , but artificial ? one might as well say that colonel sanders ' chicken is artificial , that direct dialing is artificial , that orange county is . why , then , do they always call it artificial ice ? perhaps because , of all our spectacles , those staged on ice appear the most unreal .
the routines rarely change and have the quality of a religious litany . with the passing of the small touring shows and the tank shows , there is no place for an aspirant to ice comedy to learn the craft , and few line skaters in the big shows have a taste for the rough - and - tumble . so the same laughs go on and on .
all the major comics are of an age ,
head says . and how old are you ?
well , i ' m 43 , if you want to know , but freddie trenkler told me that an ice show comedian should never reveal his age . we should be ageless .
one of the biggest problems is simply that the stars are never shown skating . there ' s a running joke that crawford is a lousy skater , but stewart is supposed to be quite good . however , once he gets the follies up and running , we only ever see him directing and producing , with no explanation as to why he ' s stopped skating .
the highlight of the movie is unquestionably the 14 minute technicolor finale , “a song for cinderella . ” featuring an ambitious , eclectic suite of music composed by franz waxman and roger edens , with special contributions by daniele amfitheatrof and george bassman , the centrepiece of the suite arrives with a stunning piano scherzo
, albeit individually and not as the collective team that they would soon become . it serves to demonstrate the huge wealth of talent that contributed to the movie both in front of the camera and behind the scenes . and if the movie itself is still considered to be one of the biggest flops of all time , then at least we should take a second look at the many musical delights it still has to offer , and the significant role it played in the creation of the greatest production unit in hollywood history . and for that , we should all be thankful for