You'll Never Get Rich

UPC: 043396103696

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: 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 rent asunder when Fred is drafted into the Army. Unable to adapt to military routine, Astaire frequently ends up in the guardhouse; during one of these visits, he and the Delta Rhythm Boys collaborate on the lively song-and-dance number "The A-starable Rag." Back to the plot: Rita shows up on the army base as the girl friend of captain John Hubbard. This leads to more fancy footwork, and, of course, a happy ending for our stars. Though the Cole Porter score yielded no hits, one of the songs, "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye", was nominated for an Academy Award. Robert Benchley provides comic relief, as he would in the subsequent Astaire vehicle The Sky's the Limit. You'll Never Get Rich was followed by the even better Astaire-Hayworth pairing You Were Never Lovelier. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Romance

Awards: Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: ccTrailers

You'll Never Get Rich

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/21/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD Dolby Digital

Runtime: 88 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Start [2:00]
2. Bracelets & Back Scratchers [2:13]
3. "Boogie Barcarolle" - 24 Bars [:47]
4. "Boogie Barcarolle" - From the Top [2:43]
5. In Mr. Cortland's Office [4:59]
6. Martin's Scheme [1:34]
7. "Dream Dancing" [1:23]
8. A Present for Sheila [3:11]
9. New Romance in Show World [2:34]
10. Shotgun Marriage? [2:19]
11. Drafted [3:11]
12. Information Double-Talk [1:22]
13. "Shootin' the Works for Uncle Sam" [3:20]
14. Drilling Two-Step [2:26]
15. In the Barracks [5:20]
16. Curtis & the Captain [2:00]
17. "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" [4:08]
18. Captain Curtis [5:14]
19. "A-Stairable Rag" [:16]
20. Martin's Real Idea [4:18]
21. "So Near and So Far" [2:26]
22. News of Her Pending Engagement [4:38]
23. Hat Trick [3:01]
24. At Robert's Apartment [2:24]
25. What Goes Around Comes Around [6:33]
26. Spreading the Word About Sheila [3:17]
27. "The Wedding Cake Walk" [2:39]
28. Honeymoon Digs [6:18]

Craig Butler

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 goddess aura meshes beautifully with Astaire's air of sophistication. Hayworth is even a better dancer than Ginger Rogers, no mean feat, although she lacks a little of the fire that Rogers brought to the team. Not that Hayworth isn't capable of letting Astaire's character have it with both barrels when necessary; it's just that the anger somehow seems less personal to her. Astaire has a great time with his role, enjoying the chance to play someone less gentlemanly than usual, and he's in good vocal form as well. Cole Porter's score is serviceable, with "So Near and Yet So Far" considerably more than that. The script is a bit of a patchwork quilt -- some allegedly comedic sequences in particular don't hold up -- but as long as the stars (and co-star Robert Benchley) are around, Richis engaging entertainment. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Mary Currier  Actor 
Patti McCarty  Actor 
Harold Goodwin  Actor 
Hal K. Dawson  Actor 
James Millican  Actor 
Frank Sully  Actor 
Grant Withers  Actor 
Eddie Coke  Actor 
Paul Phillips  Actor 
Frank Wayne  Actor 
Lucius Brooks  Actor 
Frank Ferguson  Actor 
Gwen Kenyon  Actor 
Sunni O'Dea  Actor 
Dorothy Vernon  Actor 
Harry Burns  Actor 
J. Anthony Hughes  Actor 
Edward McWade  Actor 
Harry Strang  Actor 
Chico Hamilton  Actor 
Monte Collins, Jr.  Actor 
Robert E. Homans  Actor 
Jack Rice  Actor 
Larry Williams  Actor 
Tim Ryan  Actor 
Lester Dorr  Actor 
Paul Irving  Actor 
Martha Tilton  Actor 
Jack O'Malley  Actor 
Stanley Brown  Actor 
Eddie Laughton  Actor 
Garry Owen  Actor 
Emmett Vogan  Actor 
Charles Anthony Hughes  Actor 
Sam Bischoff  Producer 
Michael Fessier  Screenwriter 
Sidney Lanfield  Director 
Ernest Pagano  Screenwriter 
Cole Porter  Composer (Music Score) 
Morris W. Stoloff  Composer (Music Score) 
Fred Astaire  Actor 
Rita Hayworth  Actor 
Robert Benchley  Actor 
John Hubbard  Actor 
Osa Massen  Actor 
Frieda Inescort  Actor 
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams  Actor 
Donald MacBride  Actor 
Cliff Nazarro  Actor 
Marjorie Gateson  Actor 
Ann Shoemaker  Actor 
Boyd Davis  Actor 

Country: USA