You Were Never Lovelier 1942

You Were Never Lovelier

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Movie Info

Bob Davis (Fred Astaire), an American dancer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, finds himself desperate for work after losing all his money. He takes a gig at a wedding, hoping to impress the bride's father, Eduardo Acuña (Adolphe Menjou), a local club owner who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age. 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).

Genre:

musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

William A. Seiter
Producer:

Louis F. Edelman
Release Date (Streaming):

May 25, 2004
Runtime:

1h 37m
Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Cast & Crew

Fred Astaire
Robert Davis

Rita Hayworth
Maria Acuna

Adolphe Menjou
Eduardo Acuna

Leslie Brooks
Cecy Acuna

Adele Mara
Lita Acuna

Isobel Elsom
Maria Castro

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Critic Reviews for You Were Never Lovelier

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Rita Hayworth proves to be a good partner for Fred Asatire in this enjoyable, Oscar-nominated musical, with good songs and numbers (Dearly Beloved by Jerome Kern).

August 16, 2012 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
A good Astaire romantic musical after life with Ginger, with a beautiful 24-year-old Rita Hayworth as Ginger's replacement.

April 4, 2009 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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July 4, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
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January 5, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Good, but not quite great Astaire vehicle.

September 18, 2003 | Rating: 4/5

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Hayworth is no Rogers, but she makes a lovely partner anyway.

January 17, 2003 | Rating: 4/5

Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

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Audience Reviews for You Were Never Lovelier

Jun 01, 2009

"You Were Never Lovelier" from 1042 starring the very taletned dancer Fred Astaire and the beautiful Rita Hayworth. This musical comedy centers in South America where a wealthy businessman whom owns a hotel is looking to marry off his next in line daughter (Hayworth). This will be done by him posing as a suiter and sending lovely letters and flowers and then enters the dancer (Astaire) whom is looking to get a job at the nightclub in the hotel and then poses as the letter writer....a lovely musical score and dance numbers for a sweet film.

Mason W Super Reviewer
Jan 29, 2009

OK, so the plot is kind of meh, but I'll add on an extra half star just for the dancing of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. Fred and Rita always struck me as a slightly odd pairing when you put them together, but Rita was Fred's favourite dancing partner and their chemistry and the great choreography make the film. I just want to mention Gus Shilling who played the slighty camp secretary, who was the most hilarious aspect between the musical numbers.

Emily B Super Reviewer