Search - You Were Never Lovelier on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1942 DVD Release: 05/25/2004 Format: DVD - Black and White - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Japanese SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Musical, Musical Romance

The second and last of the Fred Astaire-Rita Hayworth vehicles, You Were Never Lovelier takes place in Argentina (courtesy of the Columbia Pictures art-direction department). Fred plays an American dancer whose fondness for betting on horse races has left him broke. Rita is the daughter of wealthy Argentinian nightclub owner Adolphe Menjou, who has vowed that his daughters will marry in the order of their ages-and since older sister Leslie Brooks is about to walk to the altar, Rita is next in line. To encourage his daughter to seek out an eligible husband, Menjou sends Rita unsigned love notes so that she'll think she has a secret admirer. Through a series of misunderstandings that could only happen in the movies, Rita becomes convinced that Fred is the man who's been plying her with notes and gifts. Menjou hires the impoverished Astaire as a potential son-in-law. Fred bridles at the thought of being a "bought spouse", but changes his mind when he falls in love with Rita on his own. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Fred Astaire - Robert Davis
Rita Hayworth - Maria Acuna
Adolphe Menjou - Eduardo Acuna
Larry Parks - Tony
Adele Mara - Lita Acuna
Xavier Cugat - Himself
Leslie Brooks - Cecy Acuna

Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, and Adolphe Menjou star in the musical You Were Never Lovelier. William Seiter's film comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. This disc should be of interest primarily to genre enthusiasts and fans of Astaire's incomparable talent. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide