The Gay Divorcee

Name: The Gay Divorcee
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Musical
Released: October 12, 1934
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Alice Brady, Betty Grable, Charles Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore

1934

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RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: October 12, 1934 | Approved

Starring: Alice Brady, Betty Grable, Charles Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lillian Miles, William Austin

Summary: An American woman travels to England to seek a divorce from her absentee husband, where she meets - and falls for - a dashing performer.

Director: Mark Sandrich

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Musical

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 107 min

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100

Gregory Kirschling

The repartee is sharp, the plot is delightfully ridiculous, and the numbers — like ”Night and Day” and the epic Oscar winner ”The Continental” — are knockouts. Read full review

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Gary Arnold

The movie is full of endearing grace notes. [11 Oct 2009, p.24]

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All through the picture there's charm, romance, gaiety and eclat. Read full review

Pauline Kael

The plot is trivial French farce (about mistaken identities), but the dances are among the wittiest and the most lyrical expressions of American romanticism on the screen.

Michael Wilmington

First of the classic Fred and Ginger plots. [03 Nov 2006, p.C5]

Andre Sennwald

Like the carefree team of Rogers and Astaire, The Gay Divorcee is gay in its mood and smart in its approach. Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

The second outing for Fred and Ginger which cemented their partnership can be irritating in it's romantic machinations but the Astaire flair is always winning. Read full review

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codyz

Jul 19, 2023

Charming Astaire and Rogers musical fluff. The slight mistaken identity plot used to showcase mostly fun dance numbers, especially Night and Day, and The Continental But that number, at 17 minutes, gets a bit too repetitive after 10 minutes, and should've been edited down andCharming Astaire and Rogers musical fluff. The slight mistaken identity plot used to showcase mostly fun dance numbers, especially Night and Day, and The Continental But that number, at 17 minutes, gets a bit too repetitive after 10 minutes, and should've been edited down and streamlined a bit more.… Expand

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