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Cover Girl (1944)
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Overview
Release Date:
30 March 1944 (USA) moreTagline:
A Mirthful, Magical Musical ! morePlot:
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
An Extravaganza of Music and A Good Story too! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rita Hayworth | ... | Rusty Parker nicknamed 'Chicken' / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence) |
 | Gene Kelly | ... | Danny McGuire |
 | Lee Bowman | ... | Noel Wheaton |
 | Phil Silvers | ... | Genius |
| Leslie Brooks | ... | Maurine, Rusty's blonde friend / rival |
| Eve Arden | ... | Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson |
 | Otto Kruger | ... | John Coudair |
| Jess Barker | ... | Coudair as a young man |
| Anita Colby | ... | Miss Colby |
| Curt Bois | ... | Chef at Danny McGuire's |
| Jean Colleran | ... | Cover Girl: American Magazine |
| Francine Counihan | ... | Cover Girl: American Home |
| Helen Mueller | ... | Cover Girl: Collier's Magazine |
| Cecilia Meagher | ... | Cover Girl: Coronet |
| Betty Jane Hess | ... | Cover Girl: Cosmopolitan |
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107 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Certification:
Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | France:U | USA:Approved | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | UK:UMOVIEmeter: 
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The song "Put Me To the Test" was a complete reworking of an instrumental used in the 1937 Fred Astaire musical "A Damsel in Distress". The lyrics for it had already been written by Ira Gershwin, and the original melody by his brother George, but because the song had already been heard only as an instrumental in that film, George Gershwin's melody was discarded in favor of a new one by Jerome Kern when "Cover Girl" was made, and Ira Gershwin's lyrics to the song were finally heard. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Maurine pins the VANITY cover photo of Rusty on the call board in a wide shot, but it is a different picture from the next cut- a close-up of Rita Hayworth's face. When they cut back and forth to the wide shot, the difference is so startling that it does not look like Rita Hayworth at all. The faces even tilt in opposite directions. moreSoundtrack:
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A good story about Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) who dreams of being on broadway which means she would have to leave the small dinner theater where she works with Danny (Gene Kelly) and Genius (Phil Silvers). Rusty is in love with Danny. All three are good friends and every Friday night they go to a local bar where they get oysters so they can look for a pearl (they never eat them). The story line provides numerous opportunities for songs and dancing. The movie has two questions that Rusty must answer: Is fame all that it is cracked up to be? and Is less really more if you are happy? Answering those questions makes the movie. The movie also does a good job of showcasing the talents that all three principals had. Never a dull moment!