The Gay Divorcee (1934) - IMDb

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THE GAY DIVORCEE

Somehow, "The Gay Divorcée" is one of their bt llaboratn. After their h dancg of the "Car" "Flyg Down the R, " RKO gave the teamg of Fred Astaire and Gger Rogers a star role "The Gay Divorcée" 1934. "The Gay Divorcée" was based on a Broadway mil (of which the only number retaed is "Night and Day") and appears that a few of s plot vic were adopted later Astaire-Rogers films as well.

The superb Fred and Gger seri always end wh a big, big set piece where the two of them uld dance, and 'The Gay Divorce(e)' is no exceptn.

They're ably supported by Edward Everett Horton (as 'Aunt' Egbert), Alice Brady (the towerg matriach, Rogers' nt), Eric Blore (as an irratg waer who lik talkg about rocks and playg wh words), Erik Rhos (as a daft Italian), and Betty Grable (as a hotel gut who has a terrific number wh Horton, 'Let's K-knock K-kne') you might gus, the story revolv around a divorce, which might be a gay one ( the 1930s fn of the word, of urse), and, as so often this seri, mistaken inti. The Gay Divorcée is the answer to the trivia qutn of which of Fred Astaire's and Gger Rogers's is one that Fred Astaire had prevly done on Broadway. When Astaire did on Broadway, the Cole Porter mil had been entled The Gay Divorce.

Only The Gay Divorcée was he asked to repeat a stage basic plot is still the same, the ual Astaire-Rogers se of mistaken inty.

It's what The Gay Divorcée is remembered for today. It's a rather long, between ten and fifteen mut of screen time, but as magil as everThe Gay Divorce ran for 248 performanc on Broadway durg the 1932- 1933 season. Even before The Co was place, seemed that the powers that be emed that his work was way too sophistited and nghty to be seen and heard as wh the film beg othy romance stead of social mentary, The Gay Divorcée is still great entertament.

Hartley Manners' play 'The Gay Divorce'.