After the success of Astaire and Rogers' first feature, Flying Down to Rio, RKO's head of production, Pandro S. Berman, purchased the screen rights to Dwight Taylor's Broadway hit Gay Divorce with another Astaire and Rogers matchup in mind. According to Fred Astaire's autobiography, director Mark Sandrich claimed that RKO altered the title to insinuate that the film concerned the amorous adventures of a recently divorced woman ("divorcée").
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The Gay Divorcee
(1934) " The Whole United States is Whistling Its NEW Enchanting Tunes! The music marvel of the stage, ten times as gorgeous on the screen! (Print Ad-Daily Kentucky New Era, ((Hopkinsville, Ky.)) 7 February 1935)"
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| Spoken Language | english, french, italian |
| Runtime | 1 hr 47 min |
| Budget | $520 000 |
| Premiere: World | $6879 December 3, 1934 |
| Box Office – Budget | – $513 121 |
| Premiere: USA | October 11, 1934 |
| Digital: World | August 18, 2008 |
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| Also Known As | The Gay Divorce United States |