You Were Never Lovelier (1942) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
| Producer(s) | Louis F. Edelman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | |
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You Were Never Lovelier Overview:
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by Louis F. Edelman.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Leigh Harline | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
on Mar 28, 2022 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: You Were Never Lovelier (194... Read full article
You Were Never Lovelier (1942): Hayworth and Astaire
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 11, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsBuenos Aires conjures up a very specific Rita Hayworth film — the one that remains emblematic of her career and also typecasted her — you probably know it too, Gilda (1946). Thus, when You Were Never Lovelier opens in the same city, there’s this instant evocation in the parallel wo... Read full article
Happy Films: You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
By Judy on May 22, 2016 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouWhen asked to pick a film that I’d equate with ice cream for a sweet-inspired blogathon, I recalled the Rita Hayworth-Fred Astaire confection, You Were Never Lovelier. The plot is so silly: a sexist father, Eduardo Acu?a (Adolphe Menjou), creates an imaginary secret admirer for his daughter, M... Read full article
Happy Films: You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
By Judy on May 22, 2016 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouWhen asked to pick a film that I’d equate with ice cream for a sweet-inspired blogathon, I recalled the Rita Hayworth-Fred Astaire confection, You Were Never Lovelier. The plot is so silly: a sexist father, Eduardo Acu?a (Adolphe Menjou), creates an imaginary secret admirer for his daughter, M... Read full article
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
By Beatrice on Sep 2, 2014 From Flickers in TimeYou Were Never Lovelier Directed by William Seiter Written by Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano, and Delmer Davies from a story by Carlos Olivari and Sixto Pondal Rios 1942/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Eduardo Acu?a: I consider that a very fortunate coincidence, my dea... Read full article
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Quotes from
Maria Acuña: [Naughtily] Nice girls don't feel the way I do.
Eduardo Acuña: Why, you're brazen!
Maria Acuña: How could I be... with a heart like an ice cube?
Robert 'Bob' Davis: When do I start dancing?
Eduardo Acuña: You do not start dancing.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: But didn't you come to see me about?
Eduardo Acuña: About one of my daughters. The one you so gallantly referred to as "the inside of a refrigerator"?
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Oh... but, I'm afraid I don't follow you.
Eduardo Acuña: She thinks you're in love with her.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Would it be rude of me to inquire if there is any insanity in your family?
[discussing their daughter]
Eduardo Acuña: Maria is going to wait until the right man comes along.
Mrs. Delfina Acuña: Why should she? I didn't.
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Facts about
Rita Hayworth's singing was dubbed by Nan Wynn.
Rita Hayworth's favorite film of her own.
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