like singin in the rain and cover girl have a trio of two guy and a girl . in cover girl and phil silver ( genius ) be the comic relief . he correspond to donald oconnor funny man part in singin in the rain . in cover girl and gene kelly love interest be rita hayworth and in rain and it debbie reynolds . that where the comparison end . whereas singin in the rain be a classic american movie musical and cover girl be mediocrity incarnate . the story isn not very complicate . rusty parker ( rita hayworth ) be a dancer in danny macguire low rent nightclub in brooklyn . rusty decides to enter a cover girl contest sponsor by a wealthy publisher and john coudair and who make an unsuccessful play for rusty grandmother year ago . coudair introduces rusty to broadway producer noel wheaton who make her into a star . danny feel slight when rusty start show up late for rehearsal at the nightclub and decide to close the club down and go on the road entertain the troop along with his sidekick and genius . at the last minute and with rusty at the altar with noel and she realize the error of her way and run back to danny . they live happily ever after . gene kelly have the least developed part in the movie . all we find out about him be that he own a nightclub and be madly in love with rusty . coudair and wheaton act like besotted teenager toward rusty and phil silver delivers some thoroughly goofy but unfunny shtick . the most interesting aspect of rita hayworth performance be the scene in which she get drunk . this foreshadow what happen to her in real life . anyone who have read her biography will learn that she dislike hollywood and pin away for a normal home life which she could never attain but eventually begin drink and end up with full blown alzheimer during the last year of her life . almost all of the song in cover girl be old fashion and not very tuneful . gene kelly have only one really excellent dance number and that the scene where he dance with his alter ego . earlier and the trio have another number which be a pale precursor of make em laugh from singin in the rain . the most annoying thing about cover girl be the way in which rita hayworth be put up on a pedestal . a couple of decade later and raquel welch have the same problem . both actress later in their career would always try and find script that showcased their acting ability . they want to be know a actress and not pinup girl . unfortunately and cover girl be an example of how hollywood use to exploit woman for financial gain .