Lady, Let's Dance (1944)
Singing, dancing, and ice skating are featured in this musical that focuses on ice-skating sensation Belita. The story begins as she travels to a California resort where she has been hired as a replacement for a dance team. The resort is run by a handsome fellow. As a result of the gig, the skater becomes a national star while the resort manager gets fired and becomes a drifter until he ends up in the Army. The Oscar nominated score includes the following songs: "Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams", "Dream of Dreams", "Rio", "In the Days of Beau Brummel", "Lady, Let's Dance", "Happy Hearts", "Ten Million Men and a Girl", and the rhumba standard "Esperanza".
Director:
Frank Woodruff
Writers:
Peter Milne, Paul Gerard Smith.
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Belita as Belita |
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James Ellison as Jerry Gibson |
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Walter Catlett as Timber Applegate |
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Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Snodgrass |
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Maurice St. Clair as Manuelo |
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Eugene Mikeler as Eugene |
| Directing | Frank Woodruff | Director |
| Writing | Peter Milne | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Gerard Smith | Screenplay |
| Production | Scott R. Dunlap | Producer |
| Sound | Edward J. Kay | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Edward J. Kay | Songs |
