On Thin Ice (1925 film)

On Thin Ice is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by Mal St. Clair and starring Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, and William Russell. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Bros. and based upon a 1924 novel by Alice Ross Colver.[1][2]

On Thin Ice
Pennsylvania theater showing the film in 1925
Directed byMalcolm St. Clair
Written byDarryl Francis Zanuck
Based onThe Dear Pretender
by Alice Ross Colver
Produced byWarner Brothers
StarringTom Moore
Edith Roberts
William Russell
CinematographyByron Haskin
Edited byClarence Kolster
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 30, 1925 (1925-01-30)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Rose (Roberts), desperately in need of money, finds a bag of money thrown over a fence by crooks. She rushes home with it only to find her father has died. She attempts to return the satchel but it is filled with paper and worthless money. The crooks become friendly with her, and although harassed by the police, she finally wins over one of them into going straight.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of On Thin Ice located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: On Thin Ice at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: On Thin Ice
  3. "New Pictures: On Thin Ice", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (1): 50, March 28, 1925, retrieved December 26, 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: On Thin Ice
  5. On Thin Ice at Lost Film Files: Lost Warner Brothers film - 1925


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