You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
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- Passed
- 1h 37min
- Comedy, Musical
- 19 Nov 1942 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Cast verified as complete
Fred Astaire | ... |
Robert Davis
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Rita Hayworth | ... |
Maria Acuña
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Adolphe Menjou | ... |
Eduardo Acuña
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Isobel Elsom | ... |
Mrs. Maria Castro
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Leslie Brooks | ... |
Cecy Acuña
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Adele Mara | ... |
Lita Acuña
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Gus Schilling | ... |
Fernando
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Barbara Brown | ... |
Mrs. Delfina Acuña
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Douglas Leavitt | ... |
Juan Castro
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Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra | ... |
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
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Kirk Alyn | ... |
Julia's Groom (uncredited)
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Desi Arnaz | ... |
Band Singer (uncredited)
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Larry Arnold | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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William A. Boardway | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Stanley Brown | ... |
Roddy - Cecy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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George Bunny | ... |
Flower Man (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Catherine Craig | ... |
Julia Acuña - the Bride (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Xavier Cugat | ... |
Xavier Cugat (uncredited)
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Mary Field | ... |
Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
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George Ford | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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James Ford | ... |
One of Maria's Suitors (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Kathleen Howard | ... |
Grandmother Acuña (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Hans Moebus | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Wedding Guest Getting Drink from Eduardo (uncredited)
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Barry Norton | ... |
One of Maria's Suitors (uncredited)
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Larry Parks | ... |
Tony - Lita's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Ralph Peters | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lina Romay | ... |
Band Singer (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Miguelito Valdés | ... |
Band Singer (uncredited)
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Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Horse Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Seiter |
Written by
Michael Fessier | ... | (screen play by) & |
Ernest Pagano | ... | (screen play by) and |
Delmer Daves | ... | (screen play by) |
Carlos A. Olivari | ... | (story by) (as Carlos Olivari) & |
Sixto Pondal Ríos | ... | (story by) (as Sixto Póndal Ríos) |
Produced by
Louis F. Edelman | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Leigh Harline | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ted Tetzlaff | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
William A. Lyon | ... | (as William Lyon) |
Art Direction by
Lionel Banks |
Costume Design by
Irene | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Norman Deming | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Rudolph Sternad | ... | associate art director |
Frank Tuttle | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
Malcolm Beelby | ... | recording supervisor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Milton Bridenbecker | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Irving Lippman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Philip Faulkner Jr. | ... | music recordist (as P.J. Faulkner) |
Leigh Harline | ... | musical director |
Paul Mertz | ... | assistant musical director |
Lyle 'Spud' Murphy | ... | music arranger: "The Shorty George" |
Conrad Salinger | ... | music arranger |
Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Gil Grau | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leigh Harline | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Victor Hedgren | ... | vocal arranger (uncredited) |
Lyle 'Spud' Murphy | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Charles Pallos | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Edward H. Plumb | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jean Vincent Plummer | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Val Raset | ... | dance director |
Fred Astaire | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
Nicanor Molinare | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1942) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1942) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1942) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Panama (1942) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Television (1999) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1989) (Australia) (video)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The Acunas, a rich Argentine family, have the tradition that the daughters have to get married in order, oldest first. When sister #1 gets married, sisters #3 and #4 put pressure on Maria, sister #2, because they have their husbands picked out already. But Maria hasn't yet met a man she likes. Eduardo Acuna, believing that men aren't romantic enough these days, sends his daughter flowers and anonymous love letters, creating a "mystery man" for her to fall in love with. He intends to pick out an appropriate beau for her later, to fill the role. But Robert Davis, an American dancer looking for work, stumbles into the picture. Maria falls for him, but the father does not approve.
Written by John Oswalt |
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Taglines | Beauty and Rhythm set in Jerome Kern's Magic Music (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas -Feb. 14, 1943) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Because all the sets on the Columbia lot were occupied, and so Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth rehearsed most of their routines in the nearby Hollywood Cemetery funeral parlor. They had to stop rehearsing to the upbeat music whenever a funeral procession arrived. See more » |
Goofs | During Davis's big dance number in Acuna's office, he tap dances over part of a throw rug. The sound of his taps are the same as when he taps on the hardwood floor of the room, revealing that the taps are dubbed onto the soundtrack. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Rocket Gibraltar (1988). See more » |
Soundtracks | You Were Never Lovelier See more » |
Crazy Credits | In the opening credits, the two film stars and the movie title appear on the front and back of a flower gift card held in the hands of a glamorous woman. The rest of the credits follow as in normal film credits. See more » |
Quotes |
Robert Davis:
When do I start dancing? Eduardo Acuña: You do not start dancing. Robert Davis: But didn't you come to see me about...? Eduardo Acuña: About one of my daughters. The one you so gallantly referred to as "the inside of a refrigerator"? Robert Davis: Oh... but, I'm afraid I don't follow you. Eduardo Acuña: She thinks you're in love with her. Robert Davis: Would it be rude of me to inquire if there is any insanity in your family? See more » |