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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.
With Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom. In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- William A. Seiter
- 1942-11-19
May 11, 2020 · Director: William A. Seiter. Stars: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks, Adele Mara, Gus Schilling, Barbara Brown, Douglas Leavitt, Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra. 1943 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound, Recording (John P. Livadary).
And just as Margarita Cansino had been Hollywood-ized into Rita Hayworth, so the film was set in a Hollywood version of Buenos Aires, complete with bandleader Xavier Cugat and his band playing the Latin music of all-American composer Jerome Kern.
- William A. Seiter, Norman Deming
- Fred Astaire
The second film to star Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth (after the success of You’ll Never Get Rich, 1941) but remarkably the only one to pair composer Jerome Kern with lyricist Johnny Mercer.
Oct 28, 1990 · The new name was Rita Hayworth.” Their reunion was on the set of Cugat’s first movie, “You Were Never Lovelier” in 1942 in which the late Miss Hayworth starred—and a lot had happened to ...
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Eduardo eventually agrees to allow Bob to perform at his club, but only under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter, the beautiful Maria (Rita Hayworth).
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