You Were Never Lovelier
1942 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
The Acunas, a rich Argentine family, have the tradition that the daughters have to get married in order, oldest first. When sister #1 gets married, sisters #3 and #4 put pressure on Maria, sister #2, because they have their husbands picked out already. But Maria hasn't yet met a man she likes. Eduardo Acuna, believing that men aren't romantic enough these days, sends his daughter flowers and anonymous love letters, creating a "mystery man" for her to fall in love with. He intends to pick out an appropriate beau for her later, to fill the role. But Robert Davis, an American dancer looking for work, stumbles into the picture. Maria falls for him, but the father does not approve.
Direction William A. Seiter
Cast Fred Astaire · Rita Hayworth · Adolphe Menjou · Isobel Elsom · Leslie Brooks · Adele Mara · Gus Schilling · Barbara Brown · Douglas Leavitt · Xavier Cugat
Soundtrack Leigh Harline
Screenplay Delmer Daves · Michael Fessier · Ernest Pagano · Carlos Olivari · Sixto Pondal Ríos
Cinematography Ted Tetzlaff
Original title You Were Never Lovelier
6.5
618 votes (FilmAffinity)
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