Cover Girl is a 1944 American
musical film starring
Rita Hayworth and
Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid
cover girl. The film was directed by
Charles Vidor, and was one of the most popular musicals of the war years.
Primarily a showcase for
Rita Hayworth, the film has lavish modern and 1890s costumes, eight dance routines for Hayworth, and songs by
Jerome Kern and
Ira Gershwin, including the classic "
Long Ago (and Far Away)".
Plot
A chorus girl named Rusty (Hayworth) working at a nightclub run by her boyfriend Danny McGuire (Kelly) is given a chance for stardom by the wealthy magazine editor John Coudair, who years earlier had been in love with her grandmother, Maribelle Hicks. Offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid cover girl, Rusty would faithfully remain with her nightclub act if only Danny would ask her. He doesn't want to stand in her way, so he picks an argument to send her packing. Rusty becomes a star on Broadway after appearing in a musical produced by Coudair's wealthy friend, Noel Wheaton, and decides to get married to Wheaton. At the last second she leaves the wedding and reunites with Danny.
haywort was awesome
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