Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the middle of shooting Rita Hayworth eloped with Orson Welles. Coincidentally the film's wedding scene was shot that day.
- GoofsThe guests at the 1904 wedding are the same people, wearing the same clothes and hairstyles, as the guests at the 1944 wedding. Of particular note are the young girl wearing a giant red flower as a hat, and the white-haired old lady with white boa feathers on the side of her head.
- Quotes
Genius: You know something? I love him too.
Danny McGuire: Yeah?
Genius: You know why?
Danny McGuire: Why?
Genius: Because he's dumber than me.
Danny McGuire: Dumber than I.
Genius: Okay. Then he's dumber than the both of us.
[Danny winces]
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl, entitled "Cover Girl". The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This dvd contains the movie with its original aspect ratio and a new version adapted in 1.78:1 anamorphic for 16:9 screens. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms. This DVD also contains another movie with Gene Kelly: " Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943).
- ConnectionsEdited into American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
- SoundtracksPoor John!
Written by Fred W. Leigh and Henry E. Pether
Sung by Martha Mears (uncredited) and Chorus
[Maribelle (Rita Hayworth) sings the song in her act after John talks about it in present day]
Featured review
Long Ago & Far Away
This is definitely an outstanding 1944 musical with great young stars and famous veteran actors under the direction of Charles Vidor. Rita Hayworth, (Rusty Parker),"Charlie Chan in Egypt", sang and danced with Gene Kelly,(Danny McGuire), "Anchors Away", Danny McGuire owned a night club in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was in love with Rusty Parker who was a dancer in his club along with Phil Silvers,(Genius),"Coney Island", who was the comedian in this picture and also worked and dance together with Danny, Rusty. Otto Kruger, (John Coudair),"Duel in the Sun" played the role as a promoter of a cover girl magazine and decided Rusty Parker was going to be his top model. Jerome Kern's music is heard through out the entire picture and the song, "Long Ago & Far Away" is the theme music for this musical. This film was nominated for many awards and was a big hit at the box office during WW II which kept peoples minds off of the war that was going on at the time. Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly were instant hits and their career's exploded on the silver screen for many many years. Great Musical and a film you will not want to miss, this is truly a great Classic Film. Enjoy
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- Devojka sa naslovne strane
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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