Cover Girl (1944)

Directed by

Charles Vidor

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A chorus girl gets a big break when she is chosen to become a well-paid cover girl. Her rise to fame tests her relationship with her boyfriend.

glamorousupbeatromanticlivelylightheartedwhimsicalstylishoptimistic

What happens

Cover Girl is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl. It was one of the most popular musicals of the war years. Primarily a showcase for Hayworth, the film has lavish modern and 1890s costumes, eight dance routines for Hayworth, and songs by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin, including "Long Ago (and Far Away)". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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