Who was Columbia Pictures' major contract star in the 1940s?
Jean Arthur
Cary Grant
Rosalind Russell
Rita Hayworth
Answer
Rita Hayworth was Columbia Pictures' premier star in the 1940s. Her success and popularity propelled the studio's fortunes into the late 1950s. Other major stars at the studio during this time included Rosalind Russell, Glenn Ford, and William Holden.
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