The Gay Divorcee
The King and Queen of 'Carioca'
1934 | 107m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mark Sandrich |
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| Writer: | Edward Kaufman, Dwight Taylor, George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 1934 |
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| Director: | Mark Sandrich |
| Writer: | Edward Kaufman, Dwight Taylor, George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | london, england, dancing, entertainer, nightclub, musical, aunt, mistaken identity, brighton, england, misunderstanding, singing, divorce, song and dance |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,800,000
Budget: $520,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fred Astaire | Guy Holden |
| Ginger Rogers | Mimi Glossop |
| Alice Brady | Hortense |
| Edward Everett Horton | Egbert Fitzgerald |
| Erik Rhodes | Rodolfo Tonetti |
| Eric Blore | Waiter |
| William Austin | Cyril Glossop |
| Charles Coleman | Valet |
| Lillian Miles | Guest |
| Betty Grable | Guest |
| E. E. Clive | Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | French Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Norman Ainsley | (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | (uncredited) |
| Finis Barton | (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Bayley | Dancer (uncredited) |
| De Don Blunier | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Cy Clegg | Porter (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Sandrich | Director |
| Edward Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| William Hamilton | Editor |
| David Abel | Director of Photography |
| Harry Revel | Music, Lyricist |
| Con Conrad | Music, Lyricist |
| Herb Magidson | Music, Lyricist |
| Dave Gould | Choreographer |
| Dwight Taylor | Book |
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| George Marion Jr. | Screenplay |
| Dorothy Yost | Screenplay |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Cole Porter | Music, Lyricist |
| Mack Gordon | Music, Lyricist |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Max Steiner | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Edward Everett Horton | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
"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.