Cover Girl (film)

Cover Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Screenplay byVirginia Van Upp
Adaptation byMarion Parsonnet
Paul Gangelin
Story byErwin Gelsey
Produced byArthur Schwartz
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byJerome Kern
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cover Girl is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor, and 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. It was one of the most popular musicals of the war years.

Primarily a showcase for Hayworth, the film has lavish modern and 1890s costumes, eight dance routines for Hayworth, and songs by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin, including "Long Ago (and Far Away)".