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You Were Never Lovelier ()

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In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
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Robert Davis
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Maria Acuña
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Eduardo Acuña
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Mrs. Maria Castro
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Cecy Acuña
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Lita Acuña
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Fernando
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Mrs. Delfina Acuña
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Juan Castro
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Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
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Julia's Groom (uncredited)
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Band Singer (uncredited)
Larry Arnold ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Roddy - Cecy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
George Bunny ...
Flower Man (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Julia Acuña - the Bride (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Xavier Cugat (uncredited)
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Louise - the Acuña Maid (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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One of Maria's Suitors (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Grandmother Acuña (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest Getting Drink from Eduardo (uncredited)
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One of Maria's Suitors (uncredited)
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Tony - Lita's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Band Singer (uncredited)
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Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Band Singer (uncredited)
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Horse Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)

Directed by

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William A. Seiter

Written by

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Michael Fessier ... (screen play by) &
Ernest Pagano ... (screen play by) and
Delmer Daves ... (screen play by)
 
Carlos A. Olivari ... (story by) (as Carlos Olivari) &
Sixto Pondal Ríos ... (story by) (as Sixto Póndal Ríos)

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Louis F. Edelman ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Leigh Harline ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ted Tetzlaff ... director of photography

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William A. Lyon ... (as William Lyon)

Art Direction by

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Lionel Banks

Costume Design by

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Irene ... (gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Norman Deming ... assistant director

Art Department

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Rudolph Sternad ... associate art director
Frank Tuttle ... interior decorator

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Malcolm Beelby ... recording supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Milton Bridenbecker ... camera operator (uncredited)
Irving Lippman ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Philip Faulkner Jr. ... music recordist (as P.J. Faulkner)
Leigh Harline ... musical director
Paul Mertz ... assistant musical director
Lyle 'Spud' Murphy ... music arranger: "The Shorty George"
Conrad Salinger ... music arranger
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gil Grau ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leigh Harline ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Hedgren ... vocal arranger (uncredited)
Lyle 'Spud' Murphy ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Pallos ... music arranger (uncredited)
Edward H. Plumb ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jean Vincent Plummer ... musician: piano (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Val Raset ... dance director
Fred Astaire ... choreographer (uncredited)
Nicanor Molinare ... choreographer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines Beauty and Rhythm set in Jerome Kern's Magic Music (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas -Feb. 14, 1943) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Tuesday's Orchids (United States)
  • Ô toi ma charmante (France)
  • Du warst nie berückender (Germany)
  • Bailando nace el amor (Spain)
  • Ты никогда не была восхитительнее (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 97 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Because all the sets on the Columbia lot were occupied, and so Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth rehearsed most of their routines in the nearby Hollywood Cemetery funeral parlor. They had to stop rehearsing to the upbeat music whenever a funeral procession arrived. See more »
Goofs During Davis's big dance number in Acuna's office, he tap dances over part of a throw rug. The sound of his taps are the same as when he taps on the hardwood floor of the room, revealing that the taps are dubbed onto the soundtrack. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Rocket Gibraltar (1988). See more »
Soundtracks You Were Never Lovelier See more »
Crazy Credits In the opening credits, the two film stars and the movie title appear on the front and back of a flower gift card held in the hands of a glamorous woman. The rest of the credits follow as in normal film credits. See more »
Quotes Robert Davis: When do I start dancing?
Eduardo Acuña: You do not start dancing.
Robert Davis: But didn't you come to see me about...?
Eduardo Acuña: About one of my daughters. The one you so gallantly referred to as "the inside of a refrigerator"?
Robert Davis: Oh... but, I'm afraid I don't follow you.
Eduardo Acuña: She thinks you're in love with her.
Robert Davis: Would it be rude of me to inquire if there is any insanity in your family?
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