Ski Patrol (1940 film)

See also Ski Patrol (disambiguation)

Ski Patrol
Directed by	Lew Landers
Produced by	Ben Pivar, Warren Douglas
Written by	Paul Huston
Music by	Frank Skinner (uncredited)
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 10, 1940 (1940-05-10)
Running time	64 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Ski Patrol is a 1940 American war film directed by Lew Landers, produced by Ben Pivar and Warren Douglas and released by Universal Pictures.

Two rival skiers competing in the 1936 Olympics, one Russian and one Finn, are pitted against each other just a few years later, as the Russians attack the Finnish border in the Winter War, and the Finnish heroes defend a snow-laden mountain pass. The plot takes great historical liberties in its storyline.

Cast

• Philip Dorn as Lt. Viktor Ryder
• Luli Deste as Julia Engel
• Stanley Fields as Birger Simberg
• Samuel S. Hinds as Capt. Per Vallgren
• Edward Norris as Paavo Luuki
• John Qualen as Gustaf Nerkuu
• Hardie Albright as Tyko Gallen
• John Arledge as Dick Reynolds
• John Ellis as Knut Vallgren
• Henry Brandon as Jan Sikorsky
• Kathryn Adams Doty as Lissa Ryder
• Leona Roberts as Mother Ryder
• Abner Biberman as Russian Field Commander
• Wade Boteler as German Olympics Spokesman
• Addison Richards as James Burton, speaker
• Reed Hadley as Ivan Dubroski

External links

• Ski Patrol (1940) at IMDb
• Turner Classic Movies page