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An eccentric New York theater owner has his eye on beautiful chorus girl Sheila Winthrop (Rita Hayworth, Gilda). His wife has her eye on him. Sheila has her eye on the show’s choreographer, Robert Curtis (Fred Astaire, Funny Face). Having been discovered, the boss throws Robert into the middle of a comedic cover-up that eventually forces Robert to flee into the Army. Robert will never get rich as a private, but at least he’s out of his predicament – or is he?When Rita Hayworth was paired to star opposite Fred Astaire in the musical comedy YOU’LL NEVER GET RICH, the press speculated that the two might be mismatched. Then Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn insisted on the pairing, and correctly so. All skeptics were silenced as Hayworth more than proved her dancing abilities, establishing her as one of the best partners Astaire ever had — Ginger Rogers (Top Hat) notwithstanding. She quite literally became Columbia’s hottest property of the ’40s, with LIFE magazine quickly dubbing her “The Love Goddess” of Hollywood. The film’s many accolades include Academy Award® nominations for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture and the featured hit song “Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye” by Cole Porter. Newly remastered.
Original Release
09/25/1941
US Release
09/25/1941
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Astaire | Robert Curtis |
Rita Hayworth | Sheila Winthrop |
Robert Benchley | Martin Cortland |
John Hubbard | Tom Barton / Captain Tom Barton |
Osa Massen | Sonya |
Frieda Inescort | Mrs. Julia Cortland |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Kewpie Blain |
Donald MacBride | Top Sergeant |
Cliff Nazarro | Swivel Tongue |
Marjorie Gateson | Aunt Louise |
Directors
Writers
Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fred Astaire | Robert Curtis |
Rita Hayworth | Sheila Winthrop |
Robert Benchley | Martin Cortland |
John Hubbard | Tom Barton / Captain Tom Barton |
Osa Massen | Sonya |
Frieda Inescort | Mrs. Julia Cortland |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Kewpie Blain |
Donald MacBride | Top Sergeant |
Cliff Nazarro | Swivel Tongue |
Marjorie Gateson | Aunt Louise |
Ann Shoemaker | Mrs. Barton |
Boyd Davis | Colonel Shiller |
Sam Ash | Nightclub Headwaiter |
Bonnie Bronson | Chorus Girl |
Lucius Brooks | Guard House Singer - One of The Four Tones |
Stanley Brown | Private |
Leon Buck | Guard House Singer - One of The Four Tones |
Harry Burns | Foreigner at Information Counter |
John Cason | Soldier |
Eddie Coke | Army Chauffeur |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel Bischoff | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1942 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1942 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |