| The Gay Divorcee | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mark Sandrich |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Gay Divorce 1932 musical by Dwight Taylor |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
| Music by | Score: Max Steiner Songs: (see below) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $520,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.8 million[1] |
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.[2] It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, and Eric Blore. The screenplay was written by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost, and Edward Kaufman. It is based on the Broadway musical Gay Divorce, written by Dwight Taylor, with Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein[3] adapting an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners.[4]
The stage version included many songs by Cole Porter that were left out of the film, except for "Night and Day". Although most of the songs were replaced, the screenplay kept the original plot of the stage version. Three members of the play's original cast repeated their stage roles: Astaire, Rhodes and Blore.[5]
The Gay Divorcee was the second (after Flying Down to Rio) of ten pairings of Astaire and Rogers on film.
- ^ a b Jewel, Richard B. (1994). "RKO Film Grosses, 1929–1951: the C. J. Tevlin ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 55. doi:10.1080/01439689400260031. ISSN 0143-9685.
- ^ "Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire 2: The Gay Divorcee (1934)". Reel Classics. December 16, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Gay Divorcee (1934) – Screenplay Info". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Gay Divorce – Broadway Musical – Original". Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ Connema, Richard (April 29, 2007). "Cole Porter's Very Seldom Seen 1932 musical Gay Divorce". Talkin' Broadway. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2016.