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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Cast
20 people
Fred Astaire
Guy Holden
Known for
Funny Face
Top Hat
Ginger Rogers
Mimi Glossop
Known for
Top Hat
Monkey Business
Alice Brady
Hortense
Known for
My Man Godfrey
Young Mr. Lincoln
Edward Everett Horton
Egbert Fitzgerald
Known for
The Bullwinkle Show
Top Hat
Erik Rhodes
Rodolfo Tonetti
Known for
Top Hat
Eric Blore
Waiter
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Top Hat
William Austin
Cyril Glossop
Known for
It
Batman
Charles Coleman
Valet
Known for
A Christmas Carol
Arabian Nights
Lillian Miles
Guest
Known for
Tell Your Children
Betty Grable
Guest
Known for
How to Marry a Millionaire
I Wake Up Screaming
E. E. Clive
Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Known for
The Invisible Man
Bride of Frankenstein
Paul Porcasi
French Headwaiter (uncredited)
Known for
Morocco
Svengali
Mark Sandrich Director · George Marion Jr. Screenplay Edward Kaufman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $520K · United States release October 12, 1934
Box office
Budget
$520,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
United States · October 12, 1934
Theatrical
Argentina
April 24, 1935 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 4, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
March 25, 1935 · Theatrical
Finland
September 15, 1935 · Theatrical
France
December 28, 1934 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 3, 1935 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 13, 1935 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 3, 1935 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 11, 1936 · Theatrical
Spain
October 4, 1935 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 20, 1935 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 3, 1934 · Limited theatrical · London
April 8, 1935 · Theatrical
XG
April 20, 1965 · TV
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