Museum object · Time-based Media - Moving Images
Cover Girl
1944
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A comedic musical film with the title Cover Girl. It consists of three (3) reels of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film chronicles the experiences of Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth), a chorus girl who works in the nightclub owned by her boyfriend Danny (Gene Kelly). After winning a competition, Rusty becomes a cover girl for a magazine and her newly found popularity threatens her relationship with Danny.
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Catalog reference: 2017.55.115.1abc