You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

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You'll Never Get Rich was the first of two films made by Fred Astaire at Columbia, and also the first in which he was paired with his favorite female dancing partner--not Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, but Rita Hayworth. Fred and Rita play a team of Broadway dancers whose partnership is abruptly… More You'll Never Get Rich was the first of two films made by Fred Astaire at Columbia, and also the first in which he was paired with his favorite female dancing partner--not Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, but Rita Hayworth. Fred and Rita play a team of Broadway dancers whose partnership is abruptly rent asunder when Fred is drafted into the Army. Unable to adapt to military routine, Astaire frequently ends up in the guardhouse; during one of these visits, he and the Delta Rhythm Boys collaborate on the lively song-and-dance number "The A-starable Rag." Back to the plot: Rita shows up on the army base as the girl friend of captain John Hubbard. This leads to more fancy footwork, and, of course, a happy ending for our stars. Though the Cole Porter score yielded no hits, one of the songs, "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye", was nominated for an Academy Award. Robert Benchley provides comic relief, as he would in the subsequent Astaire vehicle The Sky's the Limit. You'll Never Get Rich was followed by the even better Astaire-Hayworth pairing You Were Never Lovelier. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Sidney Lanfield
Genres: Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 25, 1941 Wide
On DVD: Oct 21, 2003
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Lesser Astaire, but still way above average for any musical.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A leaden musical/comedy, built around a series of misunderstandings.

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Cast

            Fred Astaire as Bob Curtis

            Rita Hayworth as Sheila Winthrop

            Robert Benchley as Martin Cortland

            John Hubbard as Tom Barton

            Osa Massen as Sonya

            Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Courtland

            Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Kewpie Blain

            Donald MacBride as Top Sergeant

            Cliff Nazarro as Swivel Tongue

            Marjorie Gateson as Aunt Louise

            Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Barton

            Boyd Davis as Col. Shiller

            Lucius Brooks as Singer

            Stanley Brown as Draftee

            Eddie Coke as Chauffeur

            Monte Collins Jr. as Sleeping Private

            Mary Currier as Costume Designer

            Hal K. Dawson as Information Clerk

            Lester Dorr as Photographer

            Frank Ferguson as Justice of Peace

            Robert E. Homans as Joe

            J. Anthony Hughes as Prisoner

            Paul Irving as Gen. Trafscott

            Gwen Kenyon as Singer

            Eddie Laughton as Lieutenant

            Patti McCarty as Young Girl

            Edward McWade as Army Doctor

            James Millican as Soldier

            Sunni O'Dea as Marge

            Garry Owen as Robert's Guard

            Paul Phillips as Captain Nolan

            Jack Rice as Jewelry Salesman

            Harry Strang as Colonel's Orderly

            Frank Sully as Guard

            Martha Tilton as Singer

            Dorothy Vernon as Kewpie's Mother

            Emmett Vogan as Jenkins

            Larry Williams as Soldier

            Chico Hamilton as Drummer

            Grant Withers
            
            Jack O'Malley as Sentry

            Harry Burns as Foreigner

            Charles Anthony Hughes as Prisoner

            Frank Wayne as Prisoner

            Tim Ryan as Policeman

            Harold Goodwin as Capt. Williams
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