The Gay Divorcee main backdrop
The Gay Divorcee main poster

The Gay Divorcee

Visit website

6.8/10 • 121

1934-10-121h 47m

ComedyRomance

The King and Queen of 'Carioca'

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.

Directors
Mark Sandrich
Editors
William Hamilton

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire

    Guy Holden

  2. Ginger Rogers

    Ginger Rogers

    Mimi Glossop

  3. Alice Brady

    Alice Brady

    Hortense

  4. Edward Everett Horton

    Edward Everett Horton

    Egbert Fitzgerald

  5. Erik Rhodes

    Erik Rhodes

    Rodolfo Tonetti

  6. Eric Blore

    Eric Blore

    Waiter

  7. William Austin

    William Austin

    Cyril Glossop

  8. Charles Coleman

    Charles Coleman

    Valet

  9. Lillian Miles

    Lillian Miles

    Guest

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

7/10

"Guy Holden" (Fred Astaire) is already a celebrated American star of the stage, when he meets the delightfully named "Mimi Glossop" (Ginger Rogers) on a cross-channel packet boat as he travels from Paris to London. He accidentally tears her dress (no, not in mad passion...) so lends her his overcoat which which he hopes will be returned with some details of how he can continue to see her... Meantime, she is trying to organise a complicated divorce - not so very easy in the 1930s - and we embark on a fairly fast-paced story of loves, lusts and just plain old miscommunication that leads her, "Holden" and a really good support cast that includes Alice Brady, Erik Rhodes and a short cameo from the inimitable Betty Grable on a jolly, jaunty - if entirely insubstantial romantic drama. As ever with these Astaire/Rogers presentations, the actual plot is little better than a skeleton for the wonderful dance routines and here - some Cole Porter "Night and Day" and Con Conrad "The Continental" to help keep the toes tapping.

Media

  • The Gay Divorcee backdrop
  • The Gay Divorcee backdrop
  • The Gay Divorcee backdrop

Recommendations

  • Face to Face main backdrop

    Face to Face

    7.2

  • The Pirate main backdrop

    The Pirate

    6.4

  • Top Hat main backdrop

    Top Hat

    7.3

  • My Favorite Wife main backdrop

    My Favorite Wife

    6.9

  • Follow the Fleet main backdrop

    Follow the Fleet

    6.8

  • Manhattan Melodrama main backdrop

    Manhattan Melodrama

    7.0

  • Flying Down to Rio main backdrop

    Flying Down to Rio

    6.1

  • The Queen of Spain main backdrop

    The Queen of Spain

    5.2

  • Shank main backdrop

    Shank

    6.0

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford main backdrop

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    6.0

  • Adam Had Four Sons main backdrop

    Adam Had Four Sons

    6.0

  • The Devil to Pay! main backdrop

    The Devil to Pay!

    6.0

  • Sister Act main backdrop

    Sister Act

    6.8

  • Red, White & Royal Blue main backdrop

    Red, White & Royal Blue

    8.0

  • Rain Man main backdrop

    Rain Man

    7.8

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout main backdrop

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    7.4

  • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga main backdrop

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    7.5

  • Avatar: The Way of Water main backdrop

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    7.6

  • The Abyss main backdrop

    The Abyss

    7.3

  • Jaws main backdrop

    Jaws

    7.7

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$520,000.00
Revenue
$1,800,000.00
Keywords
dancinglondon, englandentertainernightclubmistaken identitymusicalauntbrighton, englandmisunderstandingsingingdivorcesong and dance