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Comedy, Musical, Romance
Fred And Ginger Dazzle Movie Fans With Continental Appeal
After supporting roles in Flying Down To Rio sent their movie careers soaring, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred for the first time in this delightful escapade about marriage, divorce and all the romantic comedy complications in between. The Gay Divorcee seat the style, tone and behind-the-camera talents for Astaire/Rogers classics to come and captures five Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture. Musical highlights here include the 17-minute marvel "The Continental" (the first Oscar® winner for Best Song) and Cole Porter's haunting "Night and Day". Indeed, "if Astaire and Rogers had never danced a lick after Night and Day, they still would have been screen immortals" (The Movie Guide).
USA / English
| Ginger Rogers | Mimi Glossop |
| Alice Brady | Aunt Hortense |
| Fred Astaire | Guy Holden |
| Edward Everett Horton | Egbert 'Pinky' Fitzgerald |
| Erik Rhodes | Rodolfo Tonetti |
| Eric Blore | The waiter |
| Lillian Miles | Singer, Continental Number |
| Charles Coleman | Guy's Valet |
| William Austin | Cyril Glossop |
| Betty Grable | Dance Specialty |
| Director | Mark Sandrich |
| Producer | Pandro S. Berman |
| Writer | J. Hartley Manners; Dwight Taylor |
After supporting roles in Flying Down To Rio sent their movie careers soaring, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred for the first time in this delightful escapade about marriage, divorce and all the romantic comedy complications in between. The Gay Divorcee seat the style, tone and behind-the-camera talents for Astaire/Rogers classics to come and captures five Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture. Musical highlights here include the 17-minute marvel "The Continental" (the first Oscar® winner for Best Song) and Cole Porter's haunting "Night and Day". Indeed, "if Astaire and Rogers had never danced a lick after Night and Day, they still would have been screen immortals" (The Movie Guide).
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Turner Home Ent |
| Barcode | 053939756920 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 10/17/2006 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
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Features
| 2 Vintage Musical Shorts: Show Kids and Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Classic Cartoon Shake Your Powder Puff Audio-Only Bonus:Hollywood on the AirRadio Promo Theatrical Trailer |