The Gay Divorcee (1934)
| Release Date | 12 October 1934 |
| Tagline | The King and Queen of 'Carioca' |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Musical Romance, Comedy of Errors |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Mistaken Identities, Vacation Romances |
| Tones | Bright, Humorous, Merry, Silly, Sweet, Warm |
| Tags | Dance [art], Deception, Disguise, Divorce, Extramarital Affair, Lawyer, Love, Mistaken Identity, Resort, Romance, Songwriter |
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American film based on the musical play Gay Divorce written by Dwight Taylor, Kenneth S. Webb, Samuel Hoffenstein, with screenplay by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost and Edward Kaufman, from an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners. The Hays Office insisted on the name change, believing that while a divorcee could be gay or lighthearted, it would be unseemly to allow a divorce to appear so. The movie was directed by Mark Sandrich.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charles Coleman
Guy's Valet
Norman Ainsley
Undetermined role
Jimmy Aubrey
Undetermined role
Finis Barton
Undetermined role
De Don Blunier
Chorus girl
Jack Chefe
Table Extra
Cy Clegg
Porter
George Davis
French waiter #1
Charlie Hall
Messenger at dock
Shep Houghton
Dancer
Sydney Jarvis
Undetermined role
Vivian Keefer
Chorus girl
Alphonse Martell
French waiter #2
Ted Oliver
Customs Inspector #3
Sonny Ray
Undetermined role
Ronald R. Rondell
Dance Extra, Continental Number
Larry Steers
Extra
Mary Stewart
Dancer, Singer
Cyril Thornton
Customs Inspector #2
Florence Wix
Undetermined role
Bruce Wyndham
Undetermined role
Director
Writer
J. Hartley Manners
Dwight Taylor
musical play "Gay Divorce"
Kenneth S. Webb
musical adaptation for play
Samuel Hoffenstein
musical adaptation for play
George Marion Jr.
Dorothy Yost
Edward Kaufman
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Abel
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Editor
William Hamilton
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Art Director
Carroll Clark
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Van Nest Polglase
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Costume Designer
Walter Plunkett
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Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Production Manager
J.R. Crone
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Lissner
second assistant director
Argyle Nelson
assistant director
Ivan Thomas
second assistant director
Art Department
Thomas Little
props
Sound Department
George Marsh
sound editor
Hugh McDowell Jr.
recording director
Special Effects
Vernon L. Walker
photographic effects
Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects
Harry Redmond Sr.
special effects supervisor
Camera and Electrical Department
Willard Barth
assistant camera
Joseph F. Biroc
camera operator
Jim Davis
grip
Fred Hendrickson
still photographer
Clifford Stine
assistant camera
James Vianna
electrician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claire Cramer
wardrobe
Music Department
Philip Faulkner Jr.
music recordist
Murray Spivack
music recordist
Maurice De Packh
music arranger
Howard Jackson
music arranger
Bernhard Kaun
music arranger
Gene Rose
music arranger
Eddie Sharpe
music arranger
Clifford Vaughan
music arranger
Other Crew
Peter Croft
technical director
Dave Gould
stager: dance ensembles
Zion Myers
production associate
Harry Cornbleth
stand-in: Fred Astaire
Bill Hamberry
projectionist
Ben Holmes
dialogue director
Elizabeth McGaffey
researcher
Frank Warde
doll dance director
Trudy Wellman
script clerk, continuity
Bill Williams
photography co-operator
Madeline Wilson
stand-in: Alice Brady
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
C&C Television Corporation
Turner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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