The Gay Divorcee

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film musical film romantic comedy film

The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its elegant dance sequences and classic songs.

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instanceOf film →
musical film →
romantic comedy film →
academyAwardWinningSong The Continental →
basedOn The Gay Divorce →
The Gay Divorce (stage musical) →
basedOnWorkAuthor Cole Porter →
Dwight Taylor →
blackAndWhite true →
cinematographyBy David Abel →
countryOfOrigin United States →
director Mark Sandrich →
distributionFormat theatrical release →
distributor RKO Radio Pictures →
editedBy William Hamilton →
era Pre-Code Hollywood →
featuresDanceTeam Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers →
follows Flying Down to Rio →
genre dance film →
musical →
romantic comedy →
hasAcademyAward Academy Award for Best Original Song →
language English →
musicBy Cole Porter →
Max Steiner →
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture →
notableFor classic songs →
elegant dance sequences →
notableSong A Needle in a Haystack →
Night and Day →
The Continental →
originalLanguage English →
partOfSeries Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers film series →
precededBy Flying Down to Rio →
producer Pandro S. Berman →
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures →
releaseDate 1934-10-12 →
releaseYear 1934 →
runtimeMinutes 107 →
screenwriter Dorothy Yost →
Edward Kaufman →
George Marion Jr. →
setInPeriod 1930s →
settingLocation London →
starring Alice Brady →
Edward Everett Horton NERFINISHED →
Eric Blore →
Erik Rhodes →
Fred Astaire →
Ginger Rogers →
Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cole Porter ("Gay Divorce") →
Fred Astaire →
Frederick Austerlitz →
Frederick Austerlitz →
Frederick Austerlitz ("Gay Divorce (Broadway musical)") →
Ginger Rogers →
Ginger Rogers ("The Gay Divorcee (stage musical inspiration)") →
notableWork
The Gay Divorcee ("The Gay Divorce") →
The Gay Divorcee ("The Gay Divorce (stage musical)") →
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