You'll Never Get Rich was the first of two films made by Fred Astaire at Columbia, and also the first in which he was paired with his favorite female dancing partner--not Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, but Rita Hayworth. Fred and Rita play a team of Broadway dancers whose partnership is abruptly ...more
MPAA Rating: NR | Year: 2041 | Running Time: 88 minutes
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$16.99YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH / (FULL SUB)
You'll Never Get Rich is not the greatest film that either Fred Astaire or Rita Hayworth ever made, but it's an enjoyably silly flick that offers some interesting attractions. The stars are the main asset, of course. This was the first of their two onscreen pairings, and while the script doesn't develop their characters as much as one might hope, there's a definite chemistry at work between the two. This is especially clear during their musical numbers, naturally, when Hayworth's friendly sex ...more
- Fred Astaire - Bob Curtis
- Rita Hayworth - Sheila Winthrop
- Robert Benchley - Martin Cortland
- John Hubbard - Tom Barton
- Osa Massen - Sonya
- Lucius Brooks - Singer
- Stanley Brown - Draftee
- Eddie Coke - Chauffeur
- Hal K. Dawson - Information Clerk
- Frank Ferguson - Justice of Peace
- J. Anthony Hughes - Prisoner
- Sunni O'Dea - Marge
- James Millican - Soldier
- Edward McWade - Army Doctor
- Sidney Lanfield - Director
- Sam Bischoff - Producer
- Ernest Pagano - Screenwriter
- Michael Fessier - Screenwriter
- Lionel Banks - Art Director
- Rudolph Sternad - Art Director
- Robert Alton - Choreography
- Robert Kalloch - Costume Designer
- Irene Sharaff - Costume Designer
- Otto Meyer - Editor
- Cole Porter - Composer (Music Score)
- Morris W. Stoloff - Composer (Music Score)
- Morris W. Stoloff - Musical Direction/Supervision
- Cole Porter - Songwriter











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