---
title: 'Cover Girl (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Vidor'
released: '1944-03-20'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cover-girl-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036723/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cover Girl (1944)

1944 · 107 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Cover Girl is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl. It was one of the most popular musicals of the war years.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vidor)
- **Screenplay:** [Virginia Van Upp](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-van-upp), [Marion Parsonnet](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-parsonnet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Saul Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-chaplin)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Schwartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-schwartz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Allen M. Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-m-davey), [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Editor:** [Viola Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Rita Hayworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-hayworth)
- [Gene Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-kelly)
- [Fern Emmett](https://cinepixo.com/people/fern-emmett)
- [Kathleen O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-o-malley)
- [Leslie Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-brooks)
- [Lee Bowman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-bowman)
- [Anita Colby](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-colby)
- [Eve Arden](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-arden)
- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Jess Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jess-barker)
- [Curt Bois](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-bois)
- [Phil Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-silvers)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Otto Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-kruger)
- [Dusty Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dusty-anderson)

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