Silver Skates (1943)

73-74 mins | Musical | 26 February 1943

Director:

Leslie Goodwins

Writer:

Jerry Cady

Producer:

Lindsley Parsons

Cinematographer:

Mack Stengler

Editor:

Richard Currier

Production Designer:

Ernest Hickson

Production Company:

Monogram Productions, Inc.
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HISTORY

Copyright records credit actor Candy Candido as appearing with Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra; however, Candido was not seen in the viewed print and was not credited onscreen. HR news items note that Gale Storm and skater Gloria Sherwood were cast in the film, and that Jimmy Campbell was writing the music score. Storm did not appear in the picture; the contributions of Sherwood and Campbell to the final film have not been confirmed. News items also indicate that New York artist Lucius Samuel Hayle completed "special posters" for the film. ...

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Copyright records credit actor Candy Candido as appearing with Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra; however, Candido was not seen in the viewed print and was not credited onscreen. HR news items note that Gale Storm and skater Gloria Sherwood were cast in the film, and that Jimmy Campbell was writing the music score. Storm did not appear in the picture; the contributions of Sherwood and Campbell to the final film have not been confirmed. News items also indicate that New York artist Lucius Samuel Hayle completed "special posters" for the film.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Box Office
16 Jan 1943
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Daily Variety
2 Oct 1942
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Daily Variety
30-Oct-42
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Daily Variety
12 Jan 1943
p. 3
Film Daily
15 Jan 1943
p. 8
Harrison's Reports
23 Jan 1943
p. 14
Hollywood Reporter
9 Sep 1942
p. 7
Hollywood Reporter
11 Sep 1942
p. 2
Hollywood Reporter
11 Jan 1943
p. 8
Hollywood Reporter
12 Jan 1943
p. 3
Hollywood Reporter
21 Jan 1943
p. 6
Motion Picture Herald
16 Jan 1943
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Motion Picture Herald Product Digest
16 Jan 1943
p. 1113
New York Times
19 Mar 1943
p. 15
Variety
20 Jan 1943
p. 9
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Dan McCauley
2d asst dir
PRODUCERS
Entire prod supv by
WRITER
Orig scr, Orig scr
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
ART DIRECTORS
Ernest Hickson
Art dir
Al Greenwood
Settings
Dave Milton
Tech dir
FILM EDITOR
Film ed
COSTUMES
Cost des
MUSIC
Edward Kay
Mus dir
Mus score
Mus score
Mus finale
Mus finale
Mus adv
SOUND
DANCE
Prod numbers staged by
MAKEUP
Makeup
PRODUCTION MISC
SOURCES
SONGS
"Lovely Lady," "A Girl Like You, A Boy Like Me," "Love Is a Beautiful Song," "Calling from the Mountain," "Sing a Song of the Sea," "Cowboy Joe" and "Victory Party," music and lyrics by David Oppenheim and Roy Ingraham.
SONGWRITER/COMPOSER
DETAILS
Release Date:
26 February 1943
Premiere Information:
Buffalo, NY premiere: 28 Jan 1943
Production Date:
1 Oct--late Oct 1942
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Monogram Pictures Corp.
29 January 1943
LP11951
Physical Properties:
Sound
Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
73-74
Length(in feet):
6,635
Length(in reels):
9
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

In New York, producer Claire Thomas' "Silver Skates Ice Revue" finally is doing good business thanks to the special appearance by star skater Belita, who is soon to marry a Chicago businessman. However, Claire is still fighting off creditors and worries about being able to keep the show open after Belita leaves. Danny Donovan, a singer in the show, is Claire's fiancé, but she does not want to marry him until she can free herself of debt. After Claire is forced to post the show's closing notice, Eddie, a member of the company, suggests to Danny that he romance Belita to get her to stay with the show, but she gently rejects him. One evening, when Claire returns to her apartment building, she finds a little girl, Katrina, waiting for her. Katrina has become separated from a relief committee worker and tells Claire that she is trying to find her uncle who used to be a skater with Claire's show. Claire takes Katrina, a refugee who lost her parents in an air raid on Rotterdam, to her apartment for the night and the next day, introduces the girl to some of the show's cast. Later, Miss Martin of the Netherlands Relief Committee visits Claire, and after apologizing for "losing" Katrina the night before, seeks Claire's help in finding Katrina's uncle, who is now in the Army. When Claire learns that Miss Martin will place Katrina in an orphanage unless she can find a married couple to adopt her, she asks if Katrina can stay with her for a few days while she and her "husband" consider the situation. Claire then suggests to Danny that they should marry, but ...

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In New York, producer Claire Thomas' "Silver Skates Ice Revue" finally is doing good business thanks to the special appearance by star skater Belita, who is soon to marry a Chicago businessman. However, Claire is still fighting off creditors and worries about being able to keep the show open after Belita leaves. Danny Donovan, a singer in the show, is Claire's fiancé, but she does not want to marry him until she can free herself of debt. After Claire is forced to post the show's closing notice, Eddie, a member of the company, suggests to Danny that he romance Belita to get her to stay with the show, but she gently rejects him. One evening, when Claire returns to her apartment building, she finds a little girl, Katrina, waiting for her. Katrina has become separated from a relief committee worker and tells Claire that she is trying to find her uncle who used to be a skater with Claire's show. Claire takes Katrina, a refugee who lost her parents in an air raid on Rotterdam, to her apartment for the night and the next day, introduces the girl to some of the show's cast. Later, Miss Martin of the Netherlands Relief Committee visits Claire, and after apologizing for "losing" Katrina the night before, seeks Claire's help in finding Katrina's uncle, who is now in the Army. When Claire learns that Miss Martin will place Katrina in an orphanage unless she can find a married couple to adopt her, she asks if Katrina can stay with her for a few days while she and her "husband" consider the situation. Claire then suggests to Danny that they should marry, but when he discovers the reason behind her sudden change of heart, he cools off a bit. At the same time, Danny tries to sell agent Roscoe Hayes on a new show built around the comedy skating act of Frick and Frack, and although Hayes is unsure, he agrees to see their act. Just before their audition, Frick and Frack receive a cable from their manager advising them that he has signed a new tumbler, Ernie Hayes, to join their act. When Hayes comes to see the show, Frick and Frack assume he is their new partner and start to rehearse a bullfighting routine with him. After being subjected to numerous indignities, Hayes storms out without seeing any of the show. Later, however, Claire sees boy skater Billy Baxter and Katrina skating together and realizes that she could build a new show around them. Belita has a fight on the phone with her fiancé Tom and tells him that she is dumping him in favor of Danny, who now finds himself engaged to both Belita and Claire. Danny then tells Hayes that he and Belita have worked up a new act and Belita says that she intends to marry Danny and will consider a year's contract with the show. After Hayes sees the new number, he agrees to book the show for forty weeks, and Claire, who is unaware of Danny's involvement with Belita, is thrilled by the news. However, when Danny tells her that he is going to marry Belita, Claire demands that he tell Belita that he cannot marry her, even though she knows the show will have to close. After Tom arrives from Chicago and reconciles with Belita, both she and Danny agree that they will have to cancel their wedding plans. Belita adds that she never intended to marry Danny but was only trying to make Tom come to his senses. Later, Claire and Danny marry and adopt Katrina, and the show goes on.

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