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Cover Girl

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
6.5K
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Cover Girl (1944)
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Classic MusicalComedyMusicMusicalRomance

A chorus girl wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl, but this endangers her romance with her dancing mentor.A chorus girl wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl, but this endangers her romance with her dancing mentor.A chorus girl wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl, but this endangers her romance with her dancing mentor.

  • Director
    • Charles Vidor
  • Writers
    • Virginia Van Upp
    • Marion Parsonnet
    • Paul Gangelin
  • Stars
    • Rita Hayworth
    • Gene Kelly
    • Lee Bowman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Vidor
    • Writers
      • Virginia Van Upp
      • Marion Parsonnet
      • Paul Gangelin
    • Stars
      • Rita Hayworth
      • Gene Kelly
      • Lee Bowman
    • 94User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Photos167

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    Top Cast99+

    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    • Rusty Parker…
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Danny McGuire
    Lee Bowman
    Lee Bowman
    • Noel Wheaton
    Phil Silvers
    Phil Silvers
    • Genius
    Jinx Falkenburg
    Jinx Falkenburg
    • Jinx Falkenburg
    Leslie Brooks
    Leslie Brooks
    • Maurine Martin
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • Cornelia Jackson
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • John Coudair
    Jess Barker
    Jess Barker
    • John Coudair as a Young Man
    Anita Colby
    Anita Colby
    • Miss Colby
    Curt Bois
    Curt Bois
    • Chef at Danny McGuire's
    Jean Colleran
    Jean Colleran
    • Cover Girl: American Magazine
    Francine Counihan
    Francine Counihan
    • Cover Girl: American Home
    Helen Mueller
    Helen Mueller
    • Cover Girl: Collier's Magazine
    Cecilia Meagher
    Cecilia Meagher
    • Cover Girl: Coronet
    Betty Jane Hess
    Betty Jane Hess
    • Cover Girl: Cosmopolitan Magazine
    Dusty Anderson
    Dusty Anderson
    • Cover Girl: Farm Journal Magazine
    Eileen McClory
    Eileen McClory
    • Cover Girl: The Glamour Magazine
    • Director
      • Charles Vidor
    • Writers
      • Virginia Van Upp
      • Marion Parsonnet
      • Paul Gangelin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews94

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    Related interests

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    Classic Musical
    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
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    Music
    Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965)
    Musical
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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Columbia Pictures gave Gene Kelly almost complete control over the making of this film, and many of his ideas contributed to its lasting success. He removed several of the sound stage walls so that he, Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers could dance along an entire street in one take. He also used trick photography so that he could dance with himself in one sequence. Film historians consider Cover Girl (1944) the point where Gene Kelly hit his stride in a musical role that foreshadowed the best of his future work.
    • Goofs
      The guests at the 1904 wedding are the same people, wearing the same clothes and hairstyles, as the guests at the 1944 wedding. Of particular note are the young girl wearing a giant red flower as a hat, and the white-haired old lady with white boa feathers on the side of her head.
    • Quotes
      • Genius: You know something? I love him too.
      • Danny McGuire: Yeah?
      • Genius: You know why?
      • Danny McGuire: Why?
      • Genius: Because he's dumber than me.
      • Danny McGuire: Dumber than I.
      • Genius: Okay. Then he's dumber than the both of us.
      • [Danny winces]
    • Alternate versions
      There is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl, entitled "Cover Girl". The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This DVD contains the movie with its original aspect ratio and a new version adapted in 1.78:1 anamorphic for 16:9 screens. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms. This DVD also contains another movie with Gene Kelly: Du Barry Was a Lady (1943).
    • Connections
      Edited into American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Poor John!
      Written by Fred W. Leigh and Henry E. Pether
      Sung by Martha Mears (uncredited) and Chorus
      [Maribelle (Rita Hayworth) sings the song in her act after John talks about it in present day]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 6, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Devojka sa naslovne strane
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 28, Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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