Lady, Let's Dance (1944)

Directed by

Frank Woodruff

Genre

war film, musical film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ice skater named Belita performs in a musical revue. During World War II, she becomes involved with a man while putting on a skating show.

lightheartednostalgicupbeatromanticenergeticwhimsicalwartime-eramusical

What happens

Lady, Let's Dance is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Frank Woodruff that was nominated for two Oscars. Produced by Monogram Studios, the film is unique as an ice skating musical. Lady, Let's Dance stars ice skater Belita as herself, James Ellison, and Walter Catlett. Appearances also include ice skating artists Myrtle Godfrey and the renowned comedy ice team Werner Groebli & Hansruedi (Hans) Mauch (more commonly known as Frick and Frack). Edward Kay's Oscar-nominated score included: "Golden Dreams", "Silver Shadows", "In the Days of Beau Brummel", "Ten Million Men and a Girl", "Dream of Dreams", "Rio", "Happy Hearts", "Esperanza", and the title song "Lady, Let's Dance". Myrtle Godfrey sported the same green bonnet with ostrich plume worn by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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