| The Gay Divorcee | |
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 The Gay Divorcee movie poster |
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| Directed by | Mark Sandrich |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | George Marion Jr. Dorothy Yost Edward Kaufman |
| Starring | Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Editing by | William Hamilton |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | October 12, 1934 (U. Mark Sandrich (born August 26, 1900 in New York City, New York &ndash died March 4, 1945 in Hollywood, Pandro Samuel Berman ( March 28, 1905 &ndash July 13, 1996) known as Pandro S George Marion Jr ( 30 August, 1899 &ndash 25 February, 1968) was an American screenwriter Dorothy Yost ( 25 April, 1899 &ndash 10 June, 1967) was an American Screenwriter. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 - October 28,) was an Academy Award -winning American actress who began her career in the Silent David Abel ( December 15, 1884 - November 12, 1973) was an American cinematographer William Hamilton (and shortened forms may refer to Europeans William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor, (d Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. release) |
| Running time | 107 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working It was based on the musical play Gay Divorce written by Dwight Taylor, Kenneth S. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Gay Divorce (1932 is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. Dwight Taylor can refer to Dwight Taylor (baseball (born 1960 former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals Dwight Taylor Webb, Samuel Hoffenstein, with screenplay by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost and Edward Kaufman, from an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners. Samuel "Sam" Hoffenstein ( October 8, 1890 - October 6, 1947) was a Screenwriter and a musical composer See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television George Marion Jr ( 30 August, 1899 &ndash 25 February, 1968) was an American screenwriter Dorothy Yost ( 25 April, 1899 &ndash 10 June, 1967) was an American Screenwriter. John Hartley Manners ( 10 August 1870 &ndash 19 September 1928) was a British playwright who wrote Peg o' My Heart The Hays Office insisted on the name change, believing that while a divorcee could be gay or lighthearted, it would be unseemly to allow a divorce to appear so. For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. Divorcée, or Divorcee, refers to a woman whose marriage ended in Divorce, a legal dissolution of marriage before death of either spouse The movie was directed by Mark Sandrich. Mark Sandrich (born August 26, 1900 in New York City, New York &ndash died March 4, 1945 in Hollywood,
The movie is a screwball musical comedy with a slim plot. The screwball comedy is a subgenre of the comedy Film genre. It has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring film genres The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative It included the popular dance team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and also starred Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore and Erik Rhodes. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 - October 28,) was an Academy Award -winning American actress who began her career in the Silent Edward Everett Horton ( March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American Character actor with a long career including Eric Blore ( December 23, 1887 - March 2, 1959) was an English comic Actor. Erik Rhodes ( February 10, 1906 &ndash February 17, 1990) He was an American Film and Broadway Singer
The stage version included many songs by Cole Porter, most of which were excised from the film, "Night and Day" being a notable exception. Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. " Night and Day " is a Popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 Musical play Gay Divorce, and is
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New songs introduced in the film
- "The Continental" (w. "The Continental" is a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson and was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the 1934 film Herb Magidson m. Herb Magidson (born January 7, 1906 - died January 2, 1986) is a popular Lyricist. Con Conrad) which won the very first Academy Award for Best Original Song, and is the music to the twenty-minute dance sequence towards the end of the film. Con Conrad ( June 18, 1891 - September 28, 1938) was a songwriter and producer born Conrad K The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture
- "Don't Let It Bother You" (w. Mack Gordon m. Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, 21 June 1904 - 1 March 1959) was an American Composer and Lyricist Harry Revel)
- "Let's K-nock K-nees" (w. Harry Revel ( December 21, 1905 &ndash November 3, 1958) was an American Composer of Musicals. Mack Gordon m. Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, 21 June 1904 - 1 March 1959) was an American Composer and Lyricist Harry Revel)
- "Needle in a Haystack" (w. Harry Revel ( December 21, 1905 &ndash November 3, 1958) was an American Composer of Musicals. Herb Magidson m. Herb Magidson (born January 7, 1906 - died January 2, 1986) is a popular Lyricist. Con Conrad)
Plot summary
The plot sees Mimi Glossop (Rogers) arrive in England to seek a divorce from her geologist husband, whom she hasn't seen for several years. Con Conrad ( June 18, 1891 - September 28, 1938) was a songwriter and producer born Conrad K Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Under the guidance of her domineering and much-married aunt Hortense (Brady), she consults a bumbling and less-than-competent lawyer Egbert Fitzgerald (Horton), who happens to be one of Hortense's previous fiancés. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person He arranges for her to spend a night at a seaside hotel and to be caught in an adulterous relationship, for which purpose he hires a professional co-respondent, Rodolfo Tonetti (Rhodes). But Egbert forgets to arrange for private detectives to 'catch' the couple.
By coincidence, Guy Holden (Astaire) an American dancer, who briefly met Mimi on her arrival in England, and is now besotted with her, also arrives at the hotel, only to be mistaken by Mimi for the co-respondent. Whilst they are in Mimi's bedroom, Tonetti arrives and holds them 'prisoner'. They contrive to escape and dance the night away.
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Guy Holden
- Ginger Rogers as Mimi Glossop/Mrs. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Green
- Alice Brady as Aunt Hortense
- Edward Everett Horton as Egbert Fitzgerald
- Erik Rhodes as Rodolfo Tonetti
- Eric Blore as Waiter
- Betty Grable as Guest
External links
- The Gay Divorcee at the Internet Movie Database
- Karin Longworth's analysis of the Night and Day routine
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