Cover Girl (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Vidor |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Schwartz |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Broadway, Fame, Romance (Comic), Show Business |
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Cover Girl Overview:
Cover Girl (1944) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Arthur Schwartz.
SYNOPSIS
This Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin musical traces a chorus girl's rise to stardom as a cover girl.
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Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Cary Odell; Interior Decoration: Fay Babcock | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Rudolph Maté, Allen M. Davey | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Morris Stoloff, Carmen Dragon | Won |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin | Nominated |
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Review: Cover Girl (1944): Hayworth and Kelly
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 13, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsIn the thick of the war years, Cover Girl stands as a beacon of unadulterated Technicolor lavishness permeating the screen. It proved a fine diversion from the day-to-day, which was wildly popular in its?time as a vehicle for beloved screen star and Pin-Up, Rita Hayworth. Watching Cover Girl now, it... Read full article
'Motion Picture', November 1931: Carole as cover girl
By carole_and_co on Jul 15, 2018 From Carole & Co.This enchanting Marland Stone artwork of Carole Lombard graced the cover of the November 1931 issue of Motion Picture magazine. And while there's no inside article expressly about her, there are some other Lombard tidbits.For example, she's mentioned in a story about hometown folk (in this case, "ho... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: COVER GIRL (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 3, 2015 From Virtual ViragoRita Hayworth gets top billing in director Charles Vidor’s musical romance, Cover Girl (1944), but most modern viewers will be drawn to the picture as an early Gene Kelly vehicle, and it’s true that the movie would be a lot less memorable without him. Although it’s not the most ico... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: COVER GIRL (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 3, 2015 From Virtual ViragoRita Hayworth gets top billing in director Charles Vidor’s musical romance, Cover Girl (1944), but most modern viewers will be drawn to the picture as an early Gene Kelly vehicle, and it’s true that the movie would be a lot less memorable without him. Although it’s not the most ico... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: COVER GIRL (1944)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 3, 2015 From Virtual ViragoRita Hayworth gets top billing in director Charles Vidor’s musical romance, Cover Girl (1944), but most modern viewers will be drawn to the picture as an early Gene Kelly vehicle, and it’s true that the movie would be a lot less memorable without him. Although it’s not the most ico... Read full article
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Quotes from
Genius: [From the song "Who's Complaining?" which dealt with food rationing during World War Two] "Because of Axis trickery, my coffee now is chicory, and I can rarely purloin a sirloin... No complaining, through the campaigning. Who cares if the carrots are few? I'll feed myself on artichokes, until that Nazi party chokes, so long as they don't ration, my passion, for you!"
Genius: I don't feel good.
Rusty Parker: Oh, you don't? Where?
Genius: In the hall.
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Facts about
The song "Put Me To the Test" was a complete reworking of an instrumental used in the 1937 Fred Astaire musical A Damsel in Distress The lyrics for it had already been written by Ira Gershwin, and the original melody by his brother George, but because the song had already been heard only as an instrumental in that film, George Gershwin's melody was discarded in favor of a new one by Jerome Kern when "Cover Girl" was made, and Ira Gershwin's lyrics to the song were finally heard.
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.
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