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Lady, Let's Dance

Lady, Let's Dance

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 11, 1944

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Music, Romance, War

User Score

50%

Original Title

Lady, Let's Dance

Director

Frank Woodruff

Description

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".