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The Gay Divorcee. Directed by: Mark Sandrich. Starrg: Fred Astaire, Gger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton. Genr: Mil, Romantic Comedy. Rated the #32 bt film of 1934, and #8551 the greatt all-time movi (acrdg to RYM ers).

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THE GAY DIVORCEE (1934) REVIEW, WH GGER ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIRE

The Gay Divorcee: Directed by Mark Sandrich. Wh Fred Astaire, Gger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton. A woman thks a flirtg man is the -rponnt her lawyer has hired to expede her divorce." data-id="ma * the gay divorcee reviews *

"The Gay Divorcee" left a se on my face which few pictur today do. Somehow, "The Gay Divorcée" is one of their bt llaboratn.

' THE GAY DIVORCEE,' WH FRED ASTAIRE AND GGER ROGERS, AT THE MIC HALL -- 'REDHEAD.'

The Gay Divorcee movie reviews & Metacric sre: An Amerin woman travels to England to seek a divorce om her absentee hband, where she meets - and fa... * the gay divorcee reviews *

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.

THE GAY DIVORCEE REVIEW

An -pth review of the film The Gay Divorcee (1934), aka The Gay Divorce, directed by Mark Sandrich, featurg Fred Astaire, Gger Rogers, Alice Brady * the gay divorcee reviews *

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'.

THE GAY DIVORCEE (1934) FILM REVIEW

Read the Empire Movie review of The Gay Divorcee. The send outg for Fred and Gger which cemented their partnership n be irratg 's... * the gay divorcee reviews *

The Hays Office sisted on shovg an 'e' on the end, for how uld a divorce be so triflg as to be gay?

THE GAY DIVORCEE REVIEWS

The Gay Divorcee (1934) Director: Mark Sandrich ★★★★☆ The Gay Divorcee is a lightfully nostalgic film --a charmg screwball edy. It was the send of ten pairgs for the legendary Hollywood mil duo of Fred Astaire and Gger Rogers. Based on a stage mil of the same name, The Gay Divorcee was nomated for an… * the gay divorcee reviews *

Keepg jt one song om Cole Porter's origal sre, the timels 'Night and Day', and addg only four others, The Gay Divorcée is more a edy wh songs than is a mil edy. The Gay Divorce. That is the se wh The Gay Divorcée and Fred and Gger's other films too, if you want great pism they provi that.

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In regard to Fred and Gger's films, The Gay Divorcée is one of their bt, personal rankg would be third place behd Top Hat and Swg Time(wh Top Hat gettg the edge, Follow the Fleet and Shall We Dance are extremely good too). The Gay Divorcée, if not que so much as Swg Time, is a betiful-lookg film, the sets are genly lightful wh the standout beg the Brighton and the photography shows great technil skill and sensivy. Lookg at THE GAY DIVORCEE through the lens of 85 years, I n see flaws wh .

There's the basic stcture of Astaire urtg Miss Rogers through a set of danc, while between there are jok and pulled fac and Edward Everett Horton dog several hundred double tak per mute as everyone's straight 's based on Astaire's stage succs The Gay Divorce.

"The Gay Divorcée" (RKO Rad, 1934), directed by Mark Sandrich, rn the supportg young uple who supplied the "edy relief" and very ltle dancg to the prev year's succs of FLYING DOWN TO RIO (RKO, 1933).

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While sentially a filmed staged play, "The Gay Dibvorcee" do break away om drawg room settgs wh a r chase and brief street scenery. Taken om the h play, "The Gay Divorce" (1932), which also starred Astaire, wh Erik Rhos and Eric Blore reprisg their rol, the film succeeds due to the prence of Astaire and Rogers.

Other character actors support clu William At, briefly appearg as Mimi's hband, prentg himself close to the mannerisms of future character actor, Billy DeWolfe; Eric Blore as the waer would have his share of edic scen wh Astaire and Rogers three addnal the ten Astaire and Rogers mils, "The Gay Divorcée, " "Top Hat" (1935) and "Shall We Dance?

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