Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (1962)

Set in 1860s Holland along the famed Zeider Zee young Hans Brinker finds himself responsible for supporting his family after his father becomes injured in an accident He and his sister Gretel travel to Amsterdam in search of funds to help pay for their fathers operation Their only hope lies in the citys annual ice skating race in which Hans must face off against his archrival Ludwig Schimmel in hopes of winning the prize money