''Silver Skates'' is a 1943 American

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Leslie Goodwins Leslie Goodwins (17 September 1899 – 8 January 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967, notably 27 features and shorts with Leon Errol, including the Mexican Spitfire series. ...

and starring Kenny Baker,

Belita Belita Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner (21 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer, and film actress. Early years Belita was born at the Garlogs house in Nether Wallop, Hampshir ...

and

Patricia Morison Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison (March 19, 1915 – May 20, 2018) was an American stage, television and film actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood and mezzo-soprano singer. She made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on t ...

.Stephens, p. 219

Plot

Cast

* Kenny Baker as Danny Donovan *

as Belita *

as Claire Thomas * Werner Groebli as Frick, Comedy Skating Act Frick and Frack *

Hans Mauch Hans Adolph Mauch (6 March 1906 – 20 January 1984) was an engineer known for his work in early jet engine development in Germany, and aeromedical and prosthesis work in the USA in the post-war era. His S-N-S artificial leg design remains in wid ...

as Frack, Comedy Skating Act Frick and Frack * Irene Dare as Juvenile Skater Katrina * Danny Shaw as Juvenile Skater Billy Baxter *

Eugene Turner Eugene Turner (November 26, 1920 – January 14, 2010)"U.S. Hall of Fame Member Eugene Turner Passes Away", U.S. Figure Skating (websit/ref> was an American champion figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating and ice dancing. He ...

as 1941 National Skating Champion *

Joyce Compton Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Biography Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not ...

as Lucille *

Frank Faylen Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf; December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two ...

as Eddie *

Paul McVey Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...

as Roscoe Hayes * John Maxwell as Blake * Henry Wadsworth as Tom *George Eugene Stewart as Jitterbug Skater * JoAnn Dean as Herself (Jitterbug Skater) *

Ted Fio Rito Orchestra Ted may refer to: Names A shortened form of the following: * Edmund * Edward * Thaddeus * Theodore (given name) Art, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Ted, a character in the post-apocalyptic short story ''I Have No Mouth, a ...

as Themselves *

Ruth Lee Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and she graduated from a dramatic school there. Lee acted in stock theater with the National Theatre in Washingt ...

as Mrs. Martin

Reception

The film was a box office success.

References

Bibliography

*Michael L. Stephens. ''Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

* 1943 films 1943 musical films American musical films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Leslie Goodwins American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language musical films {{Musical-film-stub