Saturday, July 28, 2018

You Were Never Lovelier (1942): Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire


     Directed by William A. Seiter, You Were Never Lovelier (1942) was the second time Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire were paired on screen. Avoiding war-time themes, the story focuses on a girl in Buenos Aires who mistakes an American dancer for one who has been sending her secret love letters, and the disapproval of her father to the union. Full of great music and dance routines, Hayworth and Astaire have wonderful chemistry and the film in entertaining throughout. Rita Hayworth is ravishing as always, and Fred Astaire is suave and comical. The supporting cast is good as well, including Adolphe Menjou, Gus Schilling and Xavier Cugat.

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire

You Were Never Lovelier. 1942: Rita Hayworth

"You Were Never Lovelier"- movie trailer