The Gay Divorcee Page #2

Synopsis: Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and dance. The movie won three Academy nominations and the first Oscar for Best Song: "The Continental", a twenty-two minute production number.
Director(s): Mark Sandrich
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
APPROVED
Year:
1934
107 min
562 Views


Oh, porter. Porter.

Porter.

Porter. Porter.

Porter.

I beg your pardon.

Can I be of any assistance?

Why... Well, yes.

My aunt is in the inspector's office.

Would you call her for me?

- Well, yes, indeed.

- Thank you.

With pleasure.

- You're an American, aren't you?

- Yes.

- So am I.

- So is my aunt.

You know, the one you were

going to call for me.

Oh, yes.

Is there anything special

you want me to tell her?

Well, you might tell her

that my dress is caught.

Your dress is caught.

My, my.

- Locked.

- Yes.

And you want me to call your aunt?

Yes.

You know, a third party

might spoil this.

Porter. Oh, porter.

Oh, porter. Porter.

There's no reason why I can't

handle this myself.

I pulled a cat out of a well once

when I was a boy.

Now, let me see...

- Maybe I should've called your aunt.

- Well...

Oh, I'm awfully sorry. Please take this.

- Please forgive me.

- I'm living in London.

Where can I return this to you?

Oh, I'm stopping in London too.

May I save you the trouble and call for it?

I'd rather you wouldn't.

Well, here's my address.

I'll be waiting to hear from you.

- You didn't say goodbye.

- No, I didn't.

Well, that's wonderful.

That means I'll see you again.

I'll pay it, but I want to know

how every cent is spent.

Oh, here you are, Hortense.

I just had the most embarrassing

experience.

A man tore my dress off.

My goodness. Anyone we know?

- Hortense.

- Here you are, madam.

Oh, for me? And I do adore fruit baskets.

Oh, isn't he generous.

You shouldn't have been so extravagant.

After all, we've just met, you know.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Have you time for an encore?

- Sorry, guvnor. My time's too valuable.

- Oh, so sorry.

Don't you want to ask me

who sent that, sir?

Oh, I see, the play spirit.

All right, tell me. Who sent it?

The young lady gave me 3 shillings,

sir, and asked me not to tell.

Oh, yes. I see.

"And asked me not to tell."

- Guy.

- Yeah?

- Package for you.

- A package?

- Yeah.

- Oh, that's my raincoat.

That must be her handwriting.

Let me see.

I used to study handwriting.

- Yeah.

- Oh, it's very neat.

Yes. The O's and the A's are open.

That means extravagance.

Look at the way she crosses her T's.

That denotes temper.

She makes little circles instead of dots.

Dreadful. It's an unfailing sign of vanity.

Yes. Of course, don't let me

discourage you. L...

Guy, what is the matter with you?

You seem to be under some sort of a spell.

I am, and for the first time in my life.

What are you looking for?

- Where's the note?

- Oh, no note.

- No note?

- No note.

- Did you talk to the messenger?

- I did.

And he said that she asked him

not to tell where it came from.

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