Uploaded by raemckay on Sep 18, 2007
"Cover Girl" (1944), staring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly won the 1945 Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Motion Picture.
Here is Ms. Hayworth, performing "Poor John" as Maribelle Hicks in a flashback sequence. Maribelle is angry because her fiance's mother humiliated her in a recent visit, and so she performs this number to John's disgrace.
The song was written and composed by Fred Leigh and Henry E. Pether. Martha Mears dubbed the singing voice for Rita. The costume is what is known as a "Pearly Queen" costume, a late 19th century cockney costume, hence the crude posture and odd accent.
Enjoy!
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that's such a lovely scene! i love Rita's expression on her face when she sings...
very funny song! ;-)
3 years ago 13
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I love Rita's expressions while singing.... :P
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@AmelieMermaid ive seen the movie that scene she was in is when her grandmother was with that cover girl magazine owner when he was younger
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@musicalqueen101 it is 1900s babes x
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Pearly Group... Great!
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omigod! she looks so much like Lucille Ball. (or vice-versa?)
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She looks like a doll!
This song is great!!! =]
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@enaj78 Jo stafford i believe.
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What style of performance/costumeage is this? Perhaps one of your Brits can tell me. I remember growing up and watching Mary Poppins and loving that bit. Enlish music hall perhaps? Thanks!
musicalqueen101 3 years ago 2
Thanks for your comment.
If you read the description of the video, you'll see it's a Pearly Queen costume - of Cockney origin (London).
raemckay 3 years ago
This is addressed to the comments concerning Rita Hayworth's accent:
Have none of you seen Cover Girl? Try watching it first. This is not the way she talks through the whole movie. She was suppose to be acting silly because she was making fun of her boyfriend's mother. She does not have an accent in most of the movie. This is not MEANT to be an accurate representation of cockney English.
AmelieMermaid 3 years ago 12
This is true.
Also true: This isn't Rita's voice. As the description for the video says, Rita's voice was dubbed by Martha Mears.
raemckay 3 years ago 2