this be one of the best musical of the 1940s . the glorious technicolor show off rita hayworth beauty and spectacular hair . she should have make more movie in color and but then columbia be hardly in a position to splash out money for technicolor spectacular . rita be a wow a rusty parker she more than keep up with gene in some of the most sparkling number ever . she also look beautiful in turn of the century gown and so she be give a chance to play her own grandmother . the film open with the show must go on it look great to me but danny mcguire ( gene kelly ) be not impressed . his motto be work and work and work . one of the dancer and maurine ( lesley brooke ) be determine to good herself and be go to audition for vanity golden wedding cover girl competition . rusty just happen to find herself at the audition a well . in a very funny scene maurine have just have a so so audition and see rusty and give her a few tip on how to impress the judge . don not be shy and demure chatter and sparkle . rusty do so with gusto . they decide on maurine and go to the show to see her but john coudair ( otto kruger ) see rusty she remind him of someone from his past . cornelia ( eve arden ) be still have nightmare over rusty audition . whose complain feature genius ( phil silver ) and the dancer and dress up a work girl ( rusty be a cabbie ) . john be remember a long lose love ( rusty grandmother and maribelle hick ) the first time he saw her sing a sure thing set at the race . meanwhile danny and rusty and genius be look for pearl at their local diner . they then launch into the happy song of the 1940s ( in my opinion ) make way for tomorrow . put me to the test be a spirited song and dance number feature danny and rusty . in the meantime rusty have be choose cover girl and danny mcguires be the place to be see . lee bowman appear a danny romantic rival and put a damper on thing . lee bowman be probably the most boring lead man ever so danny never need to worry . rusty ( dub by martha mears ) sings long ago and far away and it be dance beautifully by danny and rusty . the gown that rita wear be stun . travis banton and gwen wakeling design them . danny want the best for rusty but be afraid he will lose her . gene kelly be also fantastic in the alter ego number where he dance with himself . poor john be another look back to the turn of the century it be write in 1906 and be an extremely funny song poke fun at rich relation hayworth look gorgeous in an amazingly quaint outfit . look for al norman in both poor john and a sure thing . he be an amazing eccentric dancer and who appear in several early musical and include king of jazz and paramount on parade . he be easy to spot . the cover girl dance be just wonderful . rita be so talented beautiful and a great dancer . after a bevy of beautiful model parade through cover of america top magazine and rusty burst through in a beautiful gold gown dance down a ramp to the very catchy cover girl song . gosh i just love this movie . highly recommended .