

The Gay Divorcee
The King and Queen of 'Carioca'
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $520K
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Language
- English
- dancing
- london, england
- entertainer
- nightclub
- mistaken identity
- musical
- aunt
- brighton, england
- misunderstanding
- singing
- divorce
- song and dance
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR12 Oct 1934
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)12ALondon3 Dec 1934
- Theatrical12A8 Apr 1935
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical24 Apr 1935
BrazilBR
- PhysicalLDVD4 Aug 2010
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical25 Mar 1935
FinlandFI
- Theatrical15 Sept 1935
FranceFR
- TheatricalU28 Dec 1934
HungaryHU
- Theatrical3 Oct 1935
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG13 Sept 1935
MexicoMX
- Theatrical3 Jan 1935
PortugalPT
- Theatrical11 Apr 1936
SpainES
- Theatrical4 Oct 1935
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The Gay Divorcee was released on 12 October 1934.
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CinemaSerf
6/13/2022
"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…
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