The Gay Divorcee
1934·United States·107 min.
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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.
DirectorMark Sandrich
ScreenwriterGeorge Marion Jr.·Dorothy Yost·Edward Kaufman·Dwight Taylor·Kenneth S. Webb·Samuel Hoffenstein·Robert Benchley·H.W. Hanemann·Stanley Rauh·J. Hartley MannersShow all
MusicMax Steiner
CinematographyDavid Abel
CastFred Astaire·Ginger Rogers·Edward Everett Horton·Alice Brady·Erik Rhodes·Eric Blore·Betty Grable
Original titleThe Gay Divorcee