You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

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Siskoid
You'll Never Get Rich has the slimmest of plots: To escape scandal, Fred Astaire joins the army, but his showbiz life follows him to boot camp where he has to put on a show for the men with the help of his philandering producer and his leading lady, the blazingly beautiful Rita Hayworth. Make no mistake, she's the principal reason to watch this. She's vibrant and spirited, and she dances up a storm. The tap and ballroom in this are very strong, but as a musical, the movie is a bit limited. All the song and dance numbers are part of the story, not of a heightened reality, so they're never implicitly there to reveal how the characters are feeling. The misunderstandings are nothing special, too much of the story hangs on a caddish producer and hasn't aged well, and don't ask me to explain the appeal of the soldier who can't be understood when he speaks. What is that? Is it supposed to be funny? But that Rita Hayworth... 5 years 7 months ago
duchin6
enjoyed it very much,the solo dance by fred when in the guard house was brilliant. 8 years 4 months ago