You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Screenplay by	Michael Fessier; Ernest Pagano; Delmer Daves;
Story by	Carlos Olivari; Sixto Pondal Ríos;
Produced by	Louis F. Edelman
Starring	Fred Astaire; Rita Hayworth; Adolphe Menjou;
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Music by	Leigh Harline
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 19, 1942;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.6 million (US rentals)

You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was composed by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer.^[2] The picture was released by Columbia Pictures and includes the elaborate "Shorty George" and romantic "I'm Old Fashioned" song and dance sequences.

The film, a Hollywood remake of the 1941 Argentine romantic comedy Los martes, orquídeas (On Tuesdays, Orchids),^[3] is set in Buenos Aires.

^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions". Variety. January 6, 1943. p. 58.
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^ The return of Los martes orquídeas, but without Mirtha 06-02-2018, La Nación (in Spanish)