Question 1

Which musical number in 'The Gay Divorcee' holds a record for being the longest in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' films together?

Accepted Answer

"The Continental" lasts 17 1/2 minutes, the longest musical number in all of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' films together.

Question 2

Why was the film's title changed from 'Gay Divorce' to 'The Gay Divorcee'?

Accepted Answer

The stage musical was titled "Gay Divorce," but the film title was changed due to censor objections—a divorcee might be happy, but divorce itself couldn't be.

Question 3

What Academy Award did 'The Gay Divorcee' win, and why was it historically significant?

Accepted Answer

It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Continental," the first film to win in this category introduced in 1934.

Question 4

What was Fred Astaire's initial reluctance about working with Ginger Rogers again after 'Flying Down to Rio'?

Accepted Answer

Astaire was reluctant to make a second movie with Rogers, wanting to establish himself as a solo dancer and avoid another partnership, but critics' praise changed his mind.

Question 5

What mistaken identity drives the plot of 'The Gay Divorcee'?

Accepted Answer

Mimi Glossop travels to a seaside resort seeking a divorce and falls for dancer Guy Holden, later mistaking him for the corespondent her lawyer hired.

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