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Lady, Let's Dance

50 %|Apr 11, 1944|Music, Romance, War

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".

Featured Crew

Frank Woodruff
Director
Peter Milne
Screenplay
Paul Gerard Smith
Screenplay
Scott R. Dunlap
Producer
Edward J. Kay
Songs
Edward J. Kay
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Belita
Belita
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James Ellison
Jerry Gibson
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Walter Catlett
Timber Applegate
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Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Snodgrass