Cover Girl
1944 · Movie · NR · 107 min · ★ 6.4 · 90% critics
A nightclub performer gets a sudden shot at fame after being chosen for a magazine cover, opening doors to bigger stages and new opportunities. As her career takes off, the pressure of success and outside attention begin to strain her relationship with the partner she left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-03-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (98 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bright, old-school musical with romance, showbiz ambition, and big dance moments; Not for you if you dislike corny plots or uneven songs, even like in Funny Face.
Pros: colorful feel-good escapism; standout song-and-dance; fun supporting humor | Cons: thin, scattered story; corny wartime sentiment; songs hit or miss
Themes
- musical
- magazine
- chorus girl
- cover girl
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical Score · 1945
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical Score · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1945 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1945 · nominated
Cast & crew
Rita Hayworth
as Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback)
Gene Kelly
as Danny McGuire
Lee Bowman
as Noel Wheaton
Phil Silvers
as Genius
Jinx Falkenburg
as Jinx Falkenburg
Leslie Brooks
as Maurine Martin
Eve Arden
as Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson
Otto Kruger
as John Coudair
Jess Barker
as John Coudair as a Young Man
Anita Colby
as Miss Colby
Directed by Charles Vidor