The Gay Divorcee (1934)
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Cast
as Guy Holden
as Mimi Glossop
as Hotel Guest
as Hortense Ditherwell
as Egbert Fitzgerald
as Rodolfo Tonetti
as Waiter
as Hotel Guest
as Valet
as Cyril Glossop
as Nightclub Proprietor
as Customs Inspector
as French Waiter
as French Waiter
as Call Boy at Dock
as Call Boy at Dock
as Vocalist
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Critic Reviews for The Gay Divorcee
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Astaire and Rogers are so elegantly in sync that the ill-fitting conventions simply melt away
The Gay Divorcee offers a terrific mix of wit, humor, and, of course, song-and-dance.
The second, charming teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, probably his best dancing partner
Aimed at cheering up a Depression audience--which it does do with animated song and dance numbers.
As far as musical comedies go, this one wasn't musical enough.
Just fast forward to the dance numbers and you'll be in heaven.
Audience Reviews for The Gay Divorcee
Astaire and Rogers often developed movies around dance numbers. In some cases it is annoying. In this case, it is entertaining. Although someone limited in their acting abilities, the duo comes across as believable and charming.
Super Reviewer
It's a terrific movie and a terrific musical. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers shine throughout. Rogers isn't as charismatic as Astaire is and Astaire doesn't let his charismatic ego overtake Rogers. I guess that is why they work so well together. The plot really bares no meaning except that Mimi Glossop (Rogers) is in England seeking a divorce. She meets Guy Holden (Fred Astaire)who is a dancer and is infatuated with Glossop. The plot also deals with hiring a lawyer and to plan a fake adultous relationship. The scenes that really swept me off my feet were the formal dance sequences. This alone should have won big honors because it is perfectly choreographed, the framing is just right, elegant, epic, and straight simple. The extras make the dance routines look so easy and i'm sure those scenes must have took months to master. "The Gay Divorcee" left a smile on my face which few pictures today do.
Super Reviewer
This movie is really funny in some scenes, but the song and dance numbers are silly, and I just couldn't take it.
Super Reviewer
The Gay Divorcee Quotes
| Rodolfo Tonetti: | For the women the kiss, for the man, the sword. |
| Guy Holden: | Chance is the fool's name for fate. |