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Rusty Parker, a red-headed leggy dancer at Danny McGuire's Night Club in Brooklyn, wants to be a successful Broadway star. She enters a contest to be a 'Cover Girl' as a stepping-stone in her career. She reminds the publisher, John Coudair, of his lost love, showgirl Maribelle Hicks. He was engaged to Maribelle, although his wealthy society mother made fun of her. Maribelle left John at the altar when she saw the piano at her wedding. It reminded her of the piano-player she truly loved. Rusty is Maribelle's granddaughter and there are musical sequences with Maribelle dancing to songs from the beginning of the 20th century.

THE MOST BRILLIANT MUSICAL OF OUR TIME!

Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance

Starring: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman

Released: March 30, 1944

Runtime: 107.0

Popularity Rating: 1.735

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks (flashback sequence) Rita Hayworth
Danny McGuire Gene Kelly
Noel Wheaton Lee Bowman
Genius Phil Silvers
Herself Jinx Falkenburg
Maurine, Rusty's blonde friend / rival Leslie Brooks
Cornelia 'Stonewall' Jackson Eve Arden
John Coudair Otto Kruger
Coudair as a young man Jess Barker
Miss Colby Anita Colby
Chef at Danny McGuire's Curt Bois
Cover Girl: American Magazine Jean Colleran
Cover Girl: American Home Francine Counihan
Cover Girl: Collier's Magazine Helen Mueller
Cover Girl: Coronet Cecilia Meagher
Cover Girl: Cosmopolitan Betty Jane Hess
Cover Girl: Farm Journal Dusty Anderson
Cover Girl: Glamour Eileen McClory
Cover Girl: Harper's Bazaar Cornelia B. von Hessert
Cover Girl: Liberty Karen X. Gaylord
Cover Girl: Look Cheryl Archibald
Cover Girl: Mademoiselle Peggy Lloyd
Cover Girl: McCalls Betty Jane Graham
Cover Girl: Red Book Martha Outlaw
Cover Girl: Vogue Susann Shaw
Cover Girl: Woman's Home Companion Rose May Robson
Joe - Bartender (uncredited) Edward Brophy
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Stanley Clements
Soldier (uncredited) Eddie Hall
Tony Pastor (uncredited) Thurston Hall
Reporter Asking About Flowers (uncredited) Milton Kibbee
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Muriel Morris
Chorus Girl (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Shelley Winters
Receptionist (uncredited) Constance Worth
Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Miriam LaVelle

Art — Art Direction: Cary Odell
Art — Art Direction: Lionel Banks
Art — Set Decoration: Fay Babcock
Camera — Director of Photography: Allen M. Davey
Camera — Director of Photography: Rudolph Mate
Camera — Other: John Hoffman
Camera — Other: Morgan Padelford
Camera — Other: Natalie Kalmus
Camera — Still Photographer: Robert Coburn
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Gwen Wakeling
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Muriel King
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Travis Banton
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Helen Hunt
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Clay Campbell
Costume & Make-Up — Other: Keneth Hopkins
Crew — Choreographer: Seymour Felix
Crew — Choreographer: Val Raset
Crew — Other: Anita Colby
Crew — Other: Harry Conover
Directing — Assistant Director: Budd Boetticher
Directing — Director: Charles Vidor
Editing — Editor: Viola Lawrence
Production — Other: Norman Deming
Production — Producer: Arthur Schwartz
Sound — Music: Jerome Kern
Sound — Music Director: Morris Stoloff
Sound — Orchestrator: Carmen Dragon
Sound — Songs: Fred W. Leigh
Sound — Songs: Henry E. Pether
Sound — Songs: Ira Gershwin
Sound — Sound Recordist: Philip Faulkner Jr.
Writing — Adaptation: Marion Parsonnet
Writing — Adaptation: Paul Gangelin
Writing — Story: Erwin S. Gelsey
Writing — Writer: Virginia Van Upp