The Gay Divorcee

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 47mApproved

ComedyMusicalRomance

⭐ 7.3

IMDB Rating

9,259 votes

A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.

Director

Mark Sandrich

Writers

Dwight Taylor, Kenneth S. Webb, Samuel Hoffenstein

Stars

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady

Release Date

October 12, 1934

Language

English, French, Italian

Country

United States

🏆 4

Wins

🎯 5

Nominations

💬 91

Reviews

📋 8.2K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Fred Astaire

as Guy Holden

Ginger Rogers

as Mimi Glossop

Alice Brady

as Aunt Hortense

Edward Everett Horton

as Egbert 'Pinky' Fitzgerald

Erik Rhodes

as Rodolfo Tonetti

Eric Blore

as The Waiter

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Lillian Miles

as Singer - Continental Number

Charles Coleman

as Guy's Valet

William Austin

as Cyril Glossop

Betty Grable

as Dance Specialty - Knock Knees

💰 Box Office

$6,879

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Santa Monica, California, USA

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

1930sseaside hotelcar crashwanting a divorcedancer

🎯 Categories

Screwball ComedyComedyMusicalRomance

⭐ Featured Review

It's "whumsical"

by Bucs1960 • 2001-11-16

"Quoting the Eric Blore/Alice Brady interchange in the restaurant, this movie is indeed whimsical (or "whumsical") and beautiful to boot. There probably has never been a more perfect dance than "Night and Day"....or a more beautiful song to dance to. That is the highlight of this film, although the rest of it is well worth seeing. Erik Rhodes is absolutely hilarious as the paid correspondent and the humor is not dated which is unusual in a film of this age. The "Chance is a fool's name for fate" routine is priceless. Edward Everett Horton again proves that he ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The musical number "The Continental" lasts 17 1/2 minutes, the longest number ever in a musical until Gene Kelly's 18 1/2-minute ballet at the end of An American in Paris (1951) 17 years later. It is also the longest musical number in all of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' films together.