a fantastic musical star gene kelly and rita hayworth . he own a nightclub where she dance . she no star yet and but she get a big break when she choose a a cover girl for vanity and whose owner be actually in love with her grandmother . when he see the resemblance and he pick her right away for a contest his maganzine be run . hayworth newfound fame at first work wonder for kelly club and but her star rise so quickly and so high up that his grasp on her begin to falter . this isn not the most original of plot and but the two lead really make it work . it also help that the screenplay be great . kelly not yet at his peak and especially his peak a an actor . his dancing and however and wow . hayworth be the star and but kelly claim the film most memorable moment a he dance passionately with his own reflection . it obviously a take off of fred astaire shadow dance in swing time and but i think kelly one ups it and which be hardly believable . in fact and this have get to be the most amazing dance sequence in film history and save perhaps the finale of an american in paris several year later . the rest of the song be also excellent and and the musical number be even well . too bad rita do not sing her own song ( well and she may have a couple of them and a her singing voice seem to be different sometimes ) . her dancing be wonderful and a be the rest of her acting . it hard not to love her in anything . she really one of the few truly beautiful woman from the classic era . not plastic like many of them while no and you can really see the warmth in that woman . her smile be so disarming . phil silver have the role a kelly best friend and and he be also very funny . the trio of kelly hayworth silver be obviously the kernel which become the kelly reynolds oconnor trio in singin in the rain eight year afterwards . one of the big musical number in the film seem almost completely pilfer with the good morning number in singin . i do think singin in the rain be the good film and a cover girl be a little rough around the edge . this roughness and though and just add to the charm . there be aspect of this film that beat singin in the rain and and even an american in paris . for instance and the central relationship be more emotionally involve . instead of the dominant old man chase the little girl ( leslie caron and debbie reynolds be just teenager and after all ) and we have a very nice relationship with two people who seem more like equal . there be no chase around an aspect that do unfortunately turn a lot of the best musical a little sour and you have to admit . kelly and hayworth be a couple from the start and and when that begin to fray and i really felt it . positive .