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You Were Never Lovelier | 
 enlarge | Director: William A. Seiter
Actors: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks (ii)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 17741
Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD03703D
ISBN: 1404950605
UPC: 043396037038
EAN: 9781404950603
ASIN: B0001LJCRA
Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 1942
Release Date: May 25, 2004
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Whos been sending this argentine beauty orchids & love notes? she thinks she knows who - but shes wrong! Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Fred Astaire Xavier Cugat Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Nr
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The devil is in the details when it comes to this effervescent Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth musical. The slight storyline is a hook upon which to hang dance sequences, bits of humor, and songs by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. Set in Buenos Aires, it's a remake of an Argentine feature from the previous year and followed You'll Never Get Rich. Astaire stars as a professional hoofer and Hayworth is Adolphe Menjou's second oldest daughter. The wealthy businessman won't let his youngest daughters marry until Maria (Hayworth) ties the knot. She couldn't care less--until a case of mistaken identity leads her to believe that Robert (Astaire) is in love with her (he's just looking for a job at her father's club). Highlights include a tap dance set to "Shorty George" and the Oscar -nominated "Dearly Beloved," which is sung by both leads (with Hayworth dubbed by Nan Wynn). --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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My Favorite Astaire September 6, 2008
Love Vin Diesel (gallup, new mexico United States)
I grew up watching all of Fred Astaire's movies & fell in love with him. I really do love all of the Astaire/Rogers movies, especially Top Hat & Shall We Dance- they are my favorites, but this movie has always been my favorite. Not only is the dancing fantastic, as always, but I love the story, Rita Hayworth is excellent, & the music of Xavier Cugat (including the role he plays), all of it combined makes this movie (in my opinion) the greatest Astaire movie. I LOVE the soundtrack!!!
Rita the Love Goddess June 30, 2008
BOOK MAVEN
She was Fred's favorite dance partner.
Good good movie if you are a Rita fan.
 Musical/Dancing June 1, 2008
Carrol Greenwood
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, brought back good memories of the smooth dancing of Fred Astaire and parthers. I would like to see the films with his other dance partners, particularly Ginger Rogers.
Dearly Beloved June 24, 2007
Gypsy (Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This sparkling 1942 film, the second and last teaming of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, is a jewel in the crown of Columbia musicals. Although Astaire regretted that his films with Hayworth were never shot in color due to the studio's wartime budget, it's glorious in its black and white presentation. Rita's wardrobe will arouse envy and admiration in female viewers, as I'm sure it did upon its original release.
Dancer Robert Davis (Astaire) wishes to work for crusty Buenos Aires business man Eduardo Acuna (Adolpe Menjou), but Davis puts his foot in his mouth far too often at the wedding of Eduardo's eldest daughter Julia. The next daughter Maria (Hayworth), is to marry next, but she has no prospects at the moment and is in no hurry. That is not the case with her two younger sisters (Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara), who want to marry their "tennis playing Romeos" (one of whom, is Larry Parks, uncredited, who went on to costar with Hayworth in "Down To Earth" in 1947). But Papa decrees that Maria must wed first, but her disinterest in the young men around her does nothing to hasten matrimony. So he comes up with an inspired idea - creating a secret admirer, who writes Maria romantic notes and sends her orchids. He then decides to hire a fellow to impersonate his creation, hoping that his daughter will fall for him. When Robert inadvertently ends up delivering the next order of orchids to the Acuna house, Maria spies him from above and thinks that he is her secret admirer. Eduardo grudgingly allows Maria to believe Davis is her suitor, and the hoofer finds himself falling for her and discovering that there is an old-fashioned gal underneath her ice princess exterior. The truth ultimately is exposed but true love conquers all in a wonderful, exhilarating romantic finale.
The dance numbers are sensational - "The Shorty George" is my favorite. "Dearly Beloved" and "I'm Old Fashioned" are wistfully enchanting, and there is tremendous comic relief throughout - Gus Schilling as Eduardo's nervous secretary Fernando nearly steals the scene from Astaire and Menjou. Jerome Kern's score and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra is a perfect accompaniment to "You Were Never Lovelier".
Astaire and Hayworth were every bit as accomplished a team as Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Both of their performances seem so effortless and it's clear that they worked well and had tremendous respect for each other. Hayworth is as always, breathtakingly beautiful.
If you are a fan of musicals, this is an essential.
More of Fred at his best . June 10, 2007
Michael Caiafa (Brooklyn)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
No introduction needed for this movie.
The MAN does more of it all for our eyes to feast on.
WE are all very fortunate Mr Astair shared so much of himself with us.
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