On his way to becoming established in hollywood, kelly had his. Arriving in hollywood from broadway in the 1940s, gene kelly seemed in many ways to be the opposite of the previous decades dance icon, fred astaire. For this undistinguished fiction about a brooklyn nightclub girl. Although he might lose her, rustys boyfriend, danny mcguire gene. For cover girl 1944, columbia was looking for a singer and dancer to play rita hayworths love interest, and mgm lent gene kelly for the picture. Rita hayworth plays chorus line dancer rusty parker. Jan 04, 2009 the opening minutes of cover girl 1944, with ritas famous intro in the show must go on production number. Cover girl 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cover girl, with rita hayworth and gene kelly, at the music hall her primitve man is seen at loews state theatre. She enters a contest to be a cover girl as a steppingstone in her career. She does it without the help of her talented dancerdirector boyfriend gene kelly. Rita hayworth the show must go on from cover girl youtube. Rita hayworth and gene kelly, cover girl has taken on a legendary status in recent years.
But her success threatens danny mcguire, played by an energetic gene kelly. Kelly starts to prove himself a master of dance with his alterego number. What is it about gene kelly that can make any plot for any movie work. Cover girl is a 1944 american comedy musical film starring rita hayworth and gene kelly. So to have five of her films in one collection is a fabulous treat. Eugene curran kelly august 23, 1912 february 2, 1996 was an americanirish dancer, actor of film, stage, and television, singer, film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and choreographer. In the 1944 movie cover girl, in which he starred opposite rita hayworth. More interesting than the films musical elements is its existence as a breakout movie for both gene kelly and rita hayworth. Rusty parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl. Gene kelly reprised his role as danny mcguire in xanadu 1980, his last movie role. Singin in the rain, singin in the rain, singin in the rain. Cover girl 1944 was a lavish technicolor musical with a theatrical background, and showcased columbia pictures top star, rita hayworth and became much more than that due to the chemistry between rita hayworth and costar gene kelly, the innovative choreography of gene kelly and stanley donen, and the musical.
Gene kelly was still a relative newcomer to hollywood, having. Cover girl by charles vidor charles vidor, rita hayworth, gene. 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. Ive been watching cover girl since my early childhood, because i always. Cover girl is a 1944 american technicolor musical film starring rita hayworth and gene kelly. That it became much more than that is due to the chemistry between hayworth and costar gene kelly, the innovative choreography of kelly and stanley donen, and the musical score by jerome kern and ira gershwin, which yielded at least one standard. In order to secure the film rights to the hit musical best foot forward, mgm loaned kelly s to columbia for one picture. It won an oscar for best musical score and had three other nominations including for best song. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. With rita hayworth, gene kelly, lee bowman, phil silvers. Rita hayworth was at the top of my favorites list and i recall going to the movie theater in my youth to see any movie she was appearing in. The 36year gap between films, from 1944 to 1980, is the longest gap in film history for a movie character played in two separate films by the same actor. Cover girl, with rita hayworth and gene kelly, at the. Selznick sold half of kelly s contract to metrogoldwynmayer for his first motion picture.
What truly differentiated kelly from astaire was the nature of his artistic ambitions for the movie musical. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom. Gene kelly 19121996 was an american dancer, actor, singer, director, producer and choreographer whose work in motion pictures spans from 1942 to 1996. Presented with a standard full screen transfer and dolby digital surround sound. Fleshy technicolor opening with a song by jerome kern and ira gershwin, featuring star rita hayworth and supporting player leslie brooks. She was absolutely beautiful, a fabulous dancer fred astaire and gene kelly were amongst her dance partners on film, and for me a very good actress.
Jan 29, 2020 gene kelly was a dancer whose athletic style transformed the movie musical and did much to change the american publics conception of male dancers. Rita hayworth and gene kelly star in this magical musical about a showgirl who becomes highly successful and hugely unhappy. Although it was assumed the studio would mount an adaptation of kelly s stage hit pal joey, for which it owned the screen rights, columbia instead costarred him with its top star, rita hayworth, in cover girl 1944. The film is told in flashback, as mitzi gaynor and taina elg, twothirds of a popular cabaret trio, attempt to legally block the third, kay kendall, from. Rusty parker hayworth is a dancer at her boyfriend danny kellys brooklyn nightclub who rockets to. Rita hayworth and gene kelly star in the 1944 musical comedy cover girl. Hayworth will always be remembered for gilda, however, the next movie would be cover girl. The film was directed by charles vidor, and was one of the most popular musicals of the war years. Cover girl 1944 a lavish technicolor musical with a theatrical background, cover girl 1944 was a showcase for columbias top star, rita hayworth.
Rita hayworth and gene kelly star in this 1940s american musical directed by charles vidor. Cover girl is a midlevel musical with some memorable song and dance numbers put me to the test and cover girl. A publishing mogul, he decides to put the naive young beauty on the cover of his magazine. Cast and crew credits for cover girl, 1944, directed by charles vidor, with rita hayworth, gene kelly, lee bowman, at turner classic movies. Cover girl 1944 was a lavish technicolor musical with a theatrical background, and showcased columbia pictures top star, rita hayworth and became much. My best remastered, marjorie morningstar film score 1958, the great debbie reynolds, swonderful film songs, singles. Ive been watching cover girl since my early childhood, because i always fancied myself desperately in love with mister kelly. An american in paris original soundtrack recording from the mgm movie, singinin the rain original soudtrack from clockwork orange, singin in the rain, top tracks. Get the best deals on nr rated gene kelly vhs tapes when you shop the largest online selection at.
In truth, the film has a banal and predictable premise. Gene kelly dances with jerry of tom and jerry in anchors aweigh 1945, an iconic performance, which changed at least one critics opinion of kelly s skills. Frank sinatra, betty garrett, gene kelly and esther williams in take me out to the ball game 1949 duration. The show must go on is a song from the 1944 technicolor film musical cover girl starring rita hayworth and gene kelly. Cover girl is the best musical rita hayworth ever made. Along with fred astaire, gene kelly was the most successful songanddance man in film history, a towering figure in the development and enduring success of the movie musical. Columbia gave kelly almost complete control over the making of this film, and many of his ideas contributed to its lasting success. Cover girl 1944 was a lavish technicolor musical with a theatrical background, and showcased columbia pictures top star, rita hayworth and became much more. The 36year gap between films, from 1944 to 1980, is the longest gap in film history for a movie character played in. Gene kelly, american dancer, actor, choreographer, and motionpicture director whose athletic style of dancing, combined with classical ballet technique, transformed the movie musical. Gene kelly in the alterego scene in cover girl 1944 with mgms anchors aweigh in 1945, gene kelly hit full maturity on film. Having gained some experience directing while in the service, kelly both starred in and made his directorial bow with town. He is best known for anchors aweigh 1945, on the town 1949, an american in paris 1951, and especially singin in the rain 1952. Cover girl charles vidor, rita hayworth, gene kelly, lee.
Get the best deals on nr rated gene kelly vhs tapes when you. After kellys contract in pal joey ended in october 1941, he headed to hollywood for his first mgm motion picture. The movie costarred frank sinatra and singer kathryn grayson. Gene kelly biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Born august 23, 1912, in pittsburgh, pa, he initially studied economics, funding his education by working alternately as a soda jerk and a brick layer. Nightclub dancer rusty hayworth has a happy life performing at her boyfriend dannys kelly club in brooklyn, but her whole world changes once she wins a prestigious cover girl contest. Beginning with the pirate ballet in vincente minnellis the pirate 1948, kelly made the. More interesting than the films musical elements is its existence as a breakout. By john charles was even more impressive on the town 1949. It took a loan out film to columbia for gene kellys home studio mgm to realize his creative talent and give him some control over what he did in his own films.
In the 1944 movie cover girl, in which he starred opposite rita. Cover girl danny mcguire 1944 the cross of lorraine victor 1943 thousands cheer pvt. Rita hayworth was, at the time, american gis favorite pinup, or at least a close second to betty grable. Starring rita hayworth and gene kelly 4k restoration 1944, charles vidor hijinks in the fashion world, with. Gene kellys dance partners a blog about classic movie. 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. Thanks to its jerome kernira gershwinyip harburg score and the luminescence of stars rita hayworth and gene kelly, cover girl has taken on a legendary status in recent years. Jun 02, 2017 kellys star rose steadily from the early 1940s until 1954, when the bridesons pinpoint a change in his fortunes. It is about a dancer who wants to be a cover girl and makes it big in show business. Cover girl is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1944 onder regie van charles vidor. Having gained some experience directing while in the service, kelly both starred in and made his directorial bow with town, sharing helming duties with stanley donen, a talented, young choreographer who had previously worked with kelly on cover girl and anchors aweigh.
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