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WHO CALLED THIS A BANDLEADER? pleasure. . . . . . the high spot of the fihn is Xavier Cugat, the noted interpreter of Latin-American Rhythms. Mr. Cugat lends himself and incidentally steals the picture. . . AMERICAN WEEKLY, John U. Sturdevant. *S . . A portly bow to Xavier Cugat. . . NEW YORK POST, Archer Winsten. **. .. Xavier Cugat^s orchestra makes music with plenty of class." NEW YORK TIMES, Bosley Crowther. *'Cugat takes care of an acting assignment ably as well as presenting his stylized music for listening DAILY VARIETY. Cugat isn't merely a bandleader in this picture, hav- ing also been assigned quite a comedy role. He acquits himself surprisingly well and Hollywood should find frequent use for hini. He has one especially funny line, after a verbal tussle with Menjou, he says, ^I wish I was back at the Waldorf." VARIETY, Scho. '^Xavier Cugat does more than his share by imper- sonating, with surprising ease, a troubled bandleader named Xavier Cugat." NEWSWEEK. '^Cugie, as he is dubbed in the film, shows himself to be a very talented fellow. He handles a fair-sized com- edy part, he plays the Jerome Kern score as befits its lovely merit, he cartoons; he is great. And such flair has Cugie for timing and delivery of gags, as well as complete naturalness before the lens, that the studio has signed him for a strong comedy lead in another flicker to come." BILLBOARD, Joseph R. Carlton. XAVIER CUGAT IN "YOU WERE ^ NEVER LOVELIER" STARRING FRED ASTAIRE m RITA HAYWORTH