You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byLouis F. Edelman
Starring
CinematographyTed Tetzlaff
Edited byWilliam A. Lyon
Music byLeigh Harline
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 19, 1942 (1942-11-19)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.6 million (US rentals)[1]

You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was composed by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[2] The picture was released by Columbia Pictures and includes the elaborate "Shorty George" and romantic "I'm Old Fashioned" song and dance sequences.

The film, a Hollywood remake of the 1941 Argentine romantic comedy Los martes, orquídeas (On Tuesdays, Orchids),[3] is set in Buenos Aires.

  1. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference pc1a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ The return of Los martes orquídeas, but without Mirtha 06-02-2018, La Nación (in Spanish)