You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Sidney Lanfield

Writers:

Michael Fessier (original screenplay) &
Ernest Pagano (original screenplay)

Release Date:

25 September 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Exciting loveliness and rhythm in a star-spangled army musical!

Plot:

After his wife discovers a telltale diamond bracelet, impresario Martin Cortland tries to show he's not chasing after showgirl Sheila Winthrop...

Plot Keywords:

Bracelet | Army | Soldier | Gift | Gun

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Fred Astaire	...	Robert Curtis
Rita Hayworth	...	Sheila Winthrop
Robert Benchley	...	Martin Cortland
John Hubbard	...	Captain Tom Barton
Osa Massen	...	Sonya
Frieda Inescort	...	Mrs. Julia Cortland
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Kewpie Blain (as Guinn Williams)
Donald MacBride	...	Top Sergeant
Cliff Nazarro	...	Swivel Tongue 'Swiv'
Marjorie Gateson	...	Aunt Louise
Ann Shoemaker	...	Mrs. Barton
Boyd Davis	...	Colonel Shiller

Also Known As:

He's My Uncle (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #7408) | UK:U

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Bugle call in-joke: see also The Gay Divorcee (1934), Roberta (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), e.g.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rita Hayworth: The Columbia Lady (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Boogie Barcarolle

Hayworth-Astaire are a perfect match.

I have to differ with the viewer who feels that though Rita Hayworth was a marvelous dancer she did not measure up to Ginger Rogers as the partner of Fred Astaire. Rita's dancing was so graceful that she was the perfect match for the stupendous Astaire. Her beauty in this movie is a thing to behold. Now after all these years we can only wish that they included a bunch of other dances instead of all the silliness. How can it be that such a lovely as Rita would have such a difficult life? I wonder if the talented Hayworth ever realized that it would be her early dancing that would really be her lasting legacy and if she did would she have given us more to appreciate for the years. Watching her dance as a young woman is a joy that will be repeated for generations.