You Were Never Lovelier
by William A. Seiter
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Actor: Adolphe Menjou, Fred Astaire, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks (II), Rita HayworthDirector: William A. Seiter
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of You Were Never Lovelier
Movie Review: Rita the Love Goddess
Summary: 5 Stars
She was Fred's favorite dance partner.
Good good movie if you are a Rita fan.
Summary of You Were Never Lovelier
A remake of an Argentine film The Gay Senorita You Were Never Lovelier was a follow-up to the 1942 hit You'll Never Get Rich and marked the last screen pairing of Astaire and Hayworth. In You Were Never Lovelier she proves once again to be a stunning dancer especially in shorty George and I'm Old Fashioned a sensuous moonlit duet with Astaire that is the high point of the film. Like Astaire Hayworth was a perfectionist and they spent days going over each number. It was difficult to find sufficient rehearsal space on Columbia's stages so the studio rented a funeral parlor at a nearby Hollywood cemetery. Every time a funeral came through rehearsals would stop until the last of the mourners had left! Their perfectionism paid off however in elegant and precise dance sequences. The score received an Academy Award? nomination along with nominations for Best Sound and BestSong (Dearly Beloved) by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Hayworth wanted to do her own singing but her voice was dubbed by Nan Wynna well-kept secret at the time. Nevertheless Hayworth has gone on record saying that You Were Never Lovelier was the favorite of all her films second only to You'll Never Get Rich.System Requirements:Running Time: 97 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 043396037038 Manufacturer No: 03703The devil is in the details when it comes to this effervescent Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth musical. The slight storyline is a hook upon which to hang dance sequences, bits of humor, and songs by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Set in Buenos Aires, it's a remake of an Argentine feature from the previous year and followed You'll Never Get Rich. Astaire stars as a professional hoofer and Hayworth is Adolphe Menjou's second oldest daughter. The wealthy businessman won't let his youngest daughters marry until Maria (Hayworth) ties the knot. She couldn't care less--until a case of mistaken identity leads her to believe that Robert (Astaire) is in love with her (he's just looking for a job at her father's club). Highlights include a tap dance set to "Shorty George" and the Oscar?-nominated "Dearly Beloved," which is sung by both leads (with Hayworth dubbed by Nan Wynn). --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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