The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

🎞️ Movie 107 min US
โ˜… 7.3 /10 1934

The King and Queen of 'Carioca'

Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and dance. The movie won three Academy nominations and the first Oscar for Best Song: 'The Continental', a twenty-two minute production number.

Cast

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Guy Holden
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Mimi Glossop
Alice Brady
Alice Brady
Aunt Hortense
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Egbert 'Pinky' Fitzgerald
Erik Rhodes
Erik Rhodes
Rodolfo Tonetti
Eric Blore
Eric Blore
The Waiter
Lillian Miles
Lillian Miles
Singer - Continental Number
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Guy's Valet
William Austin
William Austin
Cyril Glossop
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
Dance Specialty - Knock Knees
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David Abel
Cinematographer

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The Gay Divorcee - Trailer
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The Gay Divorcee - Trailer
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Dance to “The Continental” in THE GAY DIVORCEE | TCM
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Dance to “The Continental” in THE GAY DIVORCEE | TCM