Jan 11 Movie: The Gay Divorcee. This is one of my very favorite movies, but oddly I don't have much to say about it. Ginger Rogers mistakes Fred Astaire for hired corespondent in her divorce; wacky hijinks and a lot of dancing ensue. The original play, The Gay Divorce, featured Fred and Claire Luce and was considered rather smutty. But Ginger's fresh faced delivery makes the jokes seem less dirty. (The play also had lots of songs by Cole Porter, only one of which -- "Night and Day" -- was retained in the movie.) I've seen most Fred and Ginger movies so many times but I never get tired of them. I'm hoping this movie list will help me figure out how many times I watch their movies in a typical year.
Now I'm watching The Nun's Story with Audrey Hepburn, but I probably won't watch the whole thing so I'm not including it on the list.
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