Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) longs to leave behind her job as a Brooklyn dancer and be a Broadway star. Things begin to look up for her when she enters a "Cover Girl"
contest--she reminds the wealthy publisher of a lost love, and lands on the cover. As fate would have it, she is the granddaughter of the woman who broke the publisher's heart. Thus, Rusty begins a winning streak which sees her gathering the attentions of several wealthy men...but is it really the faithful Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) whom she loves? This very funny Kern and Gershwin music features many lavish production numbers featuring the stunning Hayworth, great dancing by Kelly, and strong supporting roles from Phil Silvers and Eve Arden. Academy Award Nominations: 5. Academy Awards: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.

This film features the innovative "Alter-Ego" musical number, in which Kelly dances with his own image. According to co-choreographer Stanley Donen, director Charles Vidor didn't believe it was technically possible to accomplish what Donen and Kelly envisioned. So Donen himself took charge of the sequence -- his first shot at directing.

Color by Technicolor.

Additional credits: John Hoffman (montages and cover girl presentation); P.J. Faulkner (music recording)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Subtitles - English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai

Rita Hayworth: American actress, GILDA, COVER GIRL, BLOOD AND SAND
Gene Kelly: American Actor/Dancer/Director
Phil Silvers: Sgt. Ernie Bilko of TV's YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH
Eve Arden: American actress, STAGE DOOR, MILDRED PIERCE, GREASE
Lee Bowman: American Actor
Jinx Falkenberg: 
Otto Kruger: American Actor
Edward Brophy: American Character Actor

Charles Vidor: Director/Screenwriter/Editor

Arthur Schwartz: American Composer/Producer

Virginia Van Upp: 
Marion Parsonnet: Screenwriter
Paul Gangelin: 

Carmen Dragon: Composer

Fay Babcock: Set Decorator/Cover Girl

Viola Lawrence: Editor

"...The prototypical Rita Hayworth musical...[with] knockout décor and cinematography..."