The Gay Divorcee (1934) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Sandrich |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Dance, Mistaken Identity, Romance (Comic), Romance (Musical), Screwball Comedy |
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The Gay Divorcee (1934) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Mark Sandrich and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
The film was based on the musical Gay Divorce written by Dwight Taylor performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY & Shubert Theatre, NY from Nov 29, 1932 - Jul 1, 1933.
SYNOPSIS
A lively adaptation of the stage musical, which featured Astaire and his sister, Adele, and the first film in which Astaire and Rogers actually received star billing. While vacationing at an English seaside resort, a soon-to-be-divorced woman mistakes a lovestruck song-and-dance man for her paid correspondent. As usual, the plot's not important when you see these two and hear classics like Cole Porter's "Night and Day."
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Academy Awards 1934 --- Ceremony Number 7 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Max Steiner, head of department (Score by Kenneth Webb and Samue | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Con Conrad; Lyrics by Herb Magidson | Won |
| Best Picture | RKO Radio | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Silver Screen Standards: The Gay Divorcee (1934)
By Jennifer Garlen on May 11, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: The Gay Divorcee (1934) The Gay Divorcee (1934) I knew I wanted to write about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for this month?s column, but with ten movies to choose from the hard part was deciding which one I particularly wanted to watch again. Top Hat (1935) and Swing... Read full article
The Gay Divorcee (1934): The Astaire & Rogers Foolproof Formula
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 5, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsThe plots to the Astaire and Rogers musicals are usually deceptively simple. Thus, thanks be to their dancing transcending it all. The affair opens in some posh corner of Europe where the always dithering Edward Everett Horton is sitting with Fred Astaire who has to prove his identity to get out of ... Read full article
Musical Monday: The Gay Divorcee (1934)
on Feb 27, 2017 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: “The Gay Divorcee̶... Read full article
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
By smumcountry on Dec 30, 2016 From Smum CountyDecember 30, 2016 by smumcounty With the recent release of ?La La Land? (2016) in theaters, the first big budget musical in many moons, it got me thinking about what makes a great musical and what attracts people to them, or, at least, used to attract people to them. With this in mind, let?s look at... Read full article
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
on Jul 27, 2015 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe final week of The July Five is upon us. But don’t be too sad…we’re gonna end ?the month dancing with the illustrious duo, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! I’ve included several of their films on previous TCM Top Ten lists, but have only seen one, The Barkleys of Broadway (... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mimi Glossop: He seemed so different.
Aunt Hortense: Oh there's nothing different about any of them -- except their neck ties.
Egbert Fitzgerald: It's no crime to be married. It just shows a weakness on the part of men that women take advantage of.
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Facts about
This is the only film in which Fred Astaire plays a role that he originated in the Broadway stage production, which opened on Nov. 29, 1932 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 248 performances. Although Astaire had appeared in both the 1927 Broadway musical play and later the film Funny Face, the stories were entirely different, using many of the same songs.
Helen Broderick was asked to play the role of Hortense but was unavailable.
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