457 You'll Never Get Rich

[MichaelB]

YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH
(Sidney Lanfield, 1941)
Release date: 23 September 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Pre-order here

Following his immortal collaborations with Ginger Rogers and Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire was paired with an up-and-coming Rita Hayworth for You’ll Never Get Rich, a brilliant musical comedy with songs by Cole Porter.

When womanising impresario Martin (Robert Benchley, Foreign Correspondent) tasks choreographer Robert (Astaire, Top Hat) with helping him woo headstrong dancer Sheila (Hayworth, The Lady from Shanghai), a series of comic misunderstandings – involving Martin’s wife (Frieda Inescort, Pride and Prejudice) and Sheila’s fiancé (John Hubbard, Bullfighter and the Lady) – results in Robert running away to join the Army... for his own safety!

Directed by Sidney Lanfield (The Hound of the Baskervilles), You’ll Never Get Rich was credited with reviving Astaire's career and elevating Hayworth to stardom.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Peter Tonguette (2024)
• Christina Newland on Rita Hayworth (2024): the critic and writer discusses the career of the iconic performer
• Fred Astaire’s Approach to Filmmaking (1985): archival audio recording of a lecture delivered by John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing: The Films of Fred Astaire, at the National Film Theatre, London
• Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Rick Burin, an archival interview with Rita Hayworth, extracts from an archival profile of Fred Astaire, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

All extras subject to change

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BBFC cert: U
REGION B
EAN: 5060697924022

[domino harvey]

Unfortunately this is the weaker of the two Astaire/Hayworth musicals, but as I recall there's some kind of legal obstacle preventing the other one from being released on Blu even though it was released on DVD alongside this one (and neither is that great anyways). Some strong-looking extras though, might pick it up in a future sale

[ChunkyLover]

I remember thinking it was okay when I watched via the Twilight Time disc. Even compared to other 40s musical fodder, I didn’t find any of the numbers particularly memorable. I’ll need to give it a rewatch if I’m gonna consider a double dip.

[MichaelB]

Final specs:

[MichaelB]

You'll Never Get Beaver.

[CSM126]

You’ll Beaver Get Rich?

[yoloswegmaster]

You'll Never Get Beaver.

It might be true but you don't need to be so rude about it