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The Hollywood Musical: The Gay Divorce

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A selection of musical milestones from the golden days of the silver screen
Tonight: the 1934 production The Gay Divorce
Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers

This film is being shown to mark the opening of "Mame" in London's West End with Ginger Rogers in the starring part.
"The Gay Divorce" is one of the most famous of the Astaire-Rogers musicals. Guy Holden (Fred Astaire), an American dancer, is mistaken by Mimi (Ginger Rogers) for a professional co-respondent in her divorce case.
The spectacular finale features 'The Continental' and other numbers include Cole Porter's 'Night and day.'

Contributors

Screenplay:
George Marion Jr.
Screenplay:
Dorothy Yost
Screenplay:
Edward Kaufman
From the musical play by:
Dwight Taylor
Producer:
Pandro S. Berman
Director:
Mark Sandrich
Guy Holden:
Fred Astaire
Mimi:
Ginger Rogers
Aunt Hortense:
Alice Brady
Egbert:
Edward Everett Horton
Tonetti:
Erik Rhodes
The waiter:
Eric Blore
Source: Radio Times

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