Rita Hayworth

Film buffs tossed the chilling winter doldrums aside the other night and hot-footed it down to the Castro Theater to catch a Noir City screening of "Gilda" starring effervescent Rita Hayworth. The atmosphere in the Art Deco movie house was electrically-charged as fans of the B-list genre poured over delightful memorabilia from the 40's era from whence the Noir films were originally coined, sipped on potent cocktails (demon Bourbon, for starters), and strutted their stand-out period threads...Read Full Story

Margarita Carmen Cansino, better known as Rita Hayworth was on stage from the age of six as part of the family vaudeville troupe named The Cansinos. She attracted the attention of Fox Studios and was signed by them at the tender age of sixteen. It was a lacklustre beginning as she was cast in minor roles in B-movies, however Columbia Pictures signed her in 1937, remaking her into an all American beauty and calling her Rita Hayworth. Her break through came in Howard Hawks’ Only Angels Have...Read Full Story

Margarita Carmen Cansino, better known as Rita Hayworth was on stage from the age of six as part of the family vaudeville troupe named The Cansinos. She attracted the attention of Fox Studios and was signed by them at the tender age of sixteen. It was a lacklustre beginning as she was cast in minor roles in B-movies, however Columbia Pictures signed her in 1937, remaking her into an all American beauty and calling her Rita Hayworth. Her break through came in Howard Hawks’ Only Angels Have...Read Full Story

Barber Vanessa - complete Eleanor Steber Nicolai Gedda Sony Opera House Crotchet Classical Music Sony Opera House 88697446172 : Eleanor Steber / Nicolai Gedda / Rosalind Elias / Regina Resnik / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Dmitri Mitropoulos / Samuel Barber / includes a booklet with a three language synopsis - English / French / German a full cast list and detailed track list Related Product Rita Hayworth Box Set (Screen Goddess Collection) (6 Discs) DVD Play.com A bumper box set of classic...Read Full Story

Rita Hayworth Box Set (Screen Goddess Collection) (6 Discs) DVD Play.com A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The Love Goddess' herself Rita Hayworth! ; ; Gilda (Dir. Charles Vidor 1946): The legendary Rita Hayworth sizzles with sensuality and magnetism as she sings "Put the blame on Mame" and delivers a dazzling performance as the enticing temptress Gilda. In the story of Gilda Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) goes to work for Ballin Mundson (George MacReady) the proprietor of an illegal...Read Full Story

 This weeks Pin-up girl is Rita Hayworth , best known for her performance in Gilda. She is a timeless beauty, and a classic Hollywood Diva with a capital D.  Born Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn, New York City. Her father Eduardo Cansino Sr. was a Flamenco dancer and actor, and her mother Volga Hayworth, was a popular showgirl on Broadway, and an actress.  Rita's childhood was spent dancing and following in her fathers footsteps, although it was not what she preferred. Rita was once...Read Full Story

Affair in Trinidad, Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, 1952 Movie Poster 9 in. x 12 in. Buy This Allposters.com Affair in Trinidad – 1952 Directed by: Vincent Sherman Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis, Torin Thatcher Screenplay by: Berne Giler, James Gunn Studio: Columbia Pictures Release Date: July 29, 1952 Affair in Trinidad (1952) is a film produced by Hayworth’s Beckworth Corporation, released by Columbia Pictures, and starring Rita Hayworth and...Read Full Story

View Down to Earth On The Internet. Movie Title own to Earth Average customer review: “Down to Earth” is a bizarre musical sequel to a non-musical film called “Here Comes Mr. Jordan.” It stars, then reigning worship goddess, Rita Hayworth who is miscast (but amusingly so) as Terpsichore. But the Greek ‘muse’ is none ‘amused’ when learning that she and her sisters are to become the kitsch and lampoon of a mortal Broadway musical. Assisted by the handsome MC, Mr. Jordan (Roland...Read Full Story

Rita Hayworth in Seduction Art Print Ballester, Arturo 18 in. x 24 in. Buy This Allposters.com Rita Hayworth in Brief (born October 17, 1918, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died May 14, 1987, New York, New York) American motion-picture actress and dancer who rose to glamorous stardom in the 1940s and ’50s. The daughter of Spanish-born dancer Eduardo Cansino and his partner, Volga Haworth, Hayworth as a child worked as a professional dancer with her parents’ nightclub act. While still a...Read Full Story

The Films of Rita Hayworth (Cover Girl / Tonight and Every Night / Gilda / Salome / Miss Sadie Thompson) HAYWORTH*RITA Rita Hayworth, who was born Margarita Cansino, the daughter of Spanish and Irish parents, trained from a young age as a professional dancer and would become one of the more enduring symbols of glamour and sex appeal of her era. As a result of her sultry good looks and talent displayed in every genre, including comedies, dramas, musicals, thrillers, and even westerns...Read Full Story