SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 20, 1998 (November 16, 1998)
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                          SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS, L.P.
                        -------------------------------
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
               Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership)

Delaware                               0-11949                   13-3163899
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(State or other jurisdiction of        Commission                (I.R.S.
incorporation or organization)         File No.                  Employer
                                                                 Identification
                                                                 No.)


c/o Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 - Suite 300
New York, New York  10011                         10011
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 336-6700


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Item 5.    Other Events.
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     Silver  Screen  Management  Inc.,  the managing  general  partner of Silver
Screen Partners,  L.P. (the "Partnership"),  filed a Certificate of Cancellation
with the  Secretary  of State of the State of Delaware in the name and on behalf
of the Partnership to formally  terminate the legal existence of the Partnership
effective as of November 16, 1998. The  Partnership  has  distributed its assets
and has been dissolved in accordance  with the terms of its Agreement of Limited
Partnership.  A copy of the  certificate of  cancellation  is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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              (a) Exhibits:

               Exhibit 99.1 --          Certificate of  Cancellation  filed with
                                        the  Secretary  of State of the State of
                                        Delaware  effective  as of  November 16,
                                        1998.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                            SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                            a Delaware Limited Partnership


                                            By   SILVER SCREEN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                                 Managing General Partner

                                            By  /s/ Roland W. Betts
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Roland W. Betts
                                                 President/Treasurer
Dated:  November 20, 1998
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                    ------------------------------------------
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 20, 1998 (November 16, 1998)
-----------------------------------------------

                          SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS, L.P.
                        -------------------------------
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
               Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership)

Delaware                               0-11949                   13-3163899
-------------------------------        --------------            --------------
(State or other jurisdiction of        Commission                (I.R.S.
incorporation or organization)         File No.                  Employer
                                                                 Identification
                                                                 No.)

c/o Chelsea Piers, Pier 62 - Suite 300
New York, New York  10011                         10011
---------------------------------------           ------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 336-6700

                                       1
Item 5.    Other Events.
-----------------------

     Silver  Screen  Management  Inc.,  the managing  general  partner of Silver
Screen Partners,  L.P. (the "Partnership"),  filed a Certificate of Cancellation
with the  Secretary  of State of the State of Delaware in the name and on behalf
of the Partnership to formally  terminate the legal existence of the Partnership
effective as of November 16, 1998. The  Partnership  has  distributed its assets
and has been dissolved in accordance  with the terms of its Agreement of Limited
Partnership.  A copy of the  certificate of  cancellation  is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

              (a) Exhibits:

               Exhibit 99.1 --          Certificate of  Cancellation  filed with
                                        the  Secretary  of State of the State of
                                        Delaware  effective  as of  November 16,
                                        1998.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            SILVER SCREEN PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                            a Delaware Limited Partnership

                                            By   SILVER SCREEN MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                                 Managing General Partner

                                            By  /s/ Roland W. Betts
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Roland W. Betts
                                                 President/Treasurer
Dated:  November 20, 1998
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