Lady, Let's Dance (1944)

Lady, Let's Dance (1944)

Release Date: 1944, April 11
Directors: Frank Woodruff
Cast: Walter Catlett, Lucien Littlefield, James Ellison, Belita, Maurice St. Clair, Eugene Mikeler

Overview:

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".