SamPamBam There are movies that are meant to make you think, and movies meant to shock and keep you in suspense. Forget that. This is pure entertainment. Wonderfully cast, beautiful sets and art direction...and then, the dance. The magnificent Night and Day is meant to be absorbed and cherished as that one moment when everything was perfect. Just enjoy. Nothing recent comes close.

esmondj Most of these reviews don't appear to understand the plot. As the law in England then stood, the only reliable way to get a divorce was on the grounds of adultery, which required citing a co-respondent (not 'correspondent'), who was required to have been discovered in flagrante delicto with the marriage partner, i.e. having breakfast in the same room. This was usually delegated to a professional co-respondent such as depicted in this movie, who was certainly not a 'would-be Latin lover' at all but just a guy hired to do a job and be seen by a chambermaid at a legally appropriate time.Stunning movie, perhaps my favourite of the series, with the unsurpassed 'Night and Day' number and an excellent large-scale production number for the Continental, using every inch of a vast RKO Big White Set, although it isn't quite as big as it appears in one shot: look for a bit of matte work.

tavm After causing a sensation in Flying Down to Rio with their dance sequence there, RKO decided to give Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers a whole movie to themselves the following year. This would eventually lead to a series of films starring them to mostly great box office results. As it was, this would be the first time that Astaire would pursue Ms. Rogers with the latter resisting at first before a mistaken identity plot also takes effect. The comedy involving them and supporting players like Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, and Erik Rhodes was funny enough to me but it's really the songs and dances that really makes these movies enjoyable enough for repeat viewings. The "Night & Day" sequence, especially, really puts the Astaire-Rogers dance numbers in full force and the later one called "The Continental" provides some fun among other dancers not to mention a now-forgotten singer named Lilian Miles. Oh, and Betty Grable-who was 17 at the time-also does a fine number called "Let's K-nock K-nees" with Horton who seemed game enough. Really, all I'll say now is The Gay Divorcée is well worth seeing for the emergence of the classic movie dance team of Astaire & Rogers! Trivia note: William Austin, who plays Ginger's husband she's trying to divorce, eventually played Alfred the butler in the Batman serials in the '40s. His look there would eventually inspire DC Comics to change their previous physical look for Alfred to one that's thin and has facial hair.

Petri Pelkonen Mimi Glossop wants a divorce.Dancer Guy Holden's lawyer friend assists her in that.The dancer falls for Mimi.The Gay Divorcée (1934)Mark Sandrich and produced by Pandro S. Berman.The music is by Max Steiner. is directed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers really hit it off.This is the second of their musicals, and the first one to feature the duo as the main attraction.The rest of the cast is great, too.Alice Brady is Aunt Hortense, who has been married to Egbert Fitzgerald, played by Edward Everett Horton.Erik Rhodes is Rodolfo Tonetti.Eric Blore is The Waiter.Betty Grable portrays Guest.Lillian Miles is Singer, Continental Number.William Austin plays Cyril Glossop.I really enjoyed the "Knock Your Feet" bit.Also "The Continental" was most amusing.That song won an Oscar.A really enjoyable musical delight.