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| Silver Skates | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Goodwins |
| Written by | Jerome Cady |
| Produced by | Lindsley Parsons |
| Starring | Kenny Baker Belita Patricia Morison |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Mahlon Merrick Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date | February 26, 1943 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 [1] |
Silver Skates is a 1943 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Kenny Baker, Belita and Patricia Morison. [2]
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The film was a box office success. [1]
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