Review of The Gay Divorcee (1934) by Emma J — 22 Aug 2007

A fantastic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical. I love The Continential dance sequence.

This review of The Gay Divorcee (1934) was written by Emma J on 22 Aug 2007.

The Gay Divorcee has generally received very positive reviews.

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