You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Directed by

William A. Seiter

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Argentine father tries to get his daughters married. He sends anonymous orchids to one daughter to spark a romance. Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth dance and fall in love.

buoyantromanticwhimsicallightheartedelegantupbeatglamorous

What happens

You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was composed by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The picture was released by Columbia Pictures and includes the elaborate "Shorty George" and romantic "I'm Old Fashioned" song and dance sequences. The film, a Hollywood remake of the 1941 Argentine romantic comedy Los martes, orquídeas (On Tuesdays, Orchids), is set in Buenos Aires. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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