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The Gay Divorcee( 1934)

TV-MAComedyRomance
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The King and Queen of 'Carioca'

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Fred Astaire

      Guy Holden

    2. cast image

      Ginger Rogers

      Mimi Glossop

    3. cast image

      Alice Brady

      Hortense

    4. cast image

      Edward Everett Horton

      Egbert Fitzgerald

    5. cast image

      Erik Rhodes

      Rodolfo Tonetti

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      Eric Blore

      Waiter

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      William Austin

      Cyril Glossop

    8. cast image

      Charles Coleman

      Valet

    9. cast image

      Lillian Miles

      Guest

    10. cast image

      Betty Grable

      Guest

    11. cast image

      E. E. Clive

      Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)

    12. cast image

      Paul Porcasi

      French Headwaiter (uncredited)

    13. cast image

      Norman Ainsley

      (uncredited)

    14. cast image

      Jimmy Aubrey

      (uncredited)

    15. cast image

      Finis Barton

      (uncredited)

    16. cast image

      Eleanor Bayley

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      De Don Blunier

      Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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      Jack Chefe

      Night Club Patron (uncredited)

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      Cy Clegg

      Porter (uncredited)

    20. cast image

      Larry Steers

      Night Club Patron (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    "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, "Hol...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    520000.00

    Revenue

    1800000.00

    Keywords

    • dancing
    • london, england
    • entertainer
    • nightclub
    • mistaken identity
    • musical
    • aunt
    • brighton, england
    • misunderstanding
    • singing
    • divorce
    • song and dance