---
title: 'You Were Never Lovelier (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Seiter'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/you-were-never-lovelier-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035583/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

1942 · 97 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. The picture was released by Columbia Pictures and includes the elaborate "Shorty George" and romantic "I'm Old Fashioned" song and dance sequences.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Seiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-seiter)
- **Screenplay:** [Delmer Daves](https://cinepixo.com/people/delmer-daves)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Tetzlaff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-tetzlaff)
- **Editor:** [William Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lyon)

## Cast

- [Isobel Elsom](https://cinepixo.com/people/isobel-elsom)
- [Barbara Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-brown-2)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)
- [Barry Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-norton)
- [Fred Astaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-astaire)
- [Kathleen Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-howard)
- [Lina Romay](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-romay-2)
- [Adele Mara](https://cinepixo.com/people/adele-mara)
- [Rita Hayworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-hayworth)
- [Xavier Cugat](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-cugat)
- [Gus Schilling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-schilling)
- [Leslie Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-brooks)

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