The Gay Divoree (1956 film)

The Gay Divorcee is a 1956 American musical film adaption directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Mickey Deans and Eleanor Parker.

Plot
Sally Glossop (Eleanor Parker) arrives in England to seek a divorce from her geologist husband Clive Glossop (George Stevens), whom she has not seen for several years. Under the guidance of her domineering and much-married Aunt Sandy (Sally Lincoln), she consults incompetent and bumbling lawyer Andy Fitzgerald (Vincent Fisher), once a fiancé of her aunt. He arranges for her to spend a night at a seaside hotel and to be caught in an adulterous relationship, for which purpose he hires a professional co-respondent, Andrew Tonetti (Timothy Sims). But Andy forgets to arrange for private detectives to "catch" the couple.

By coincidence, Guy Holden (Mickey Deans) an American dancer and friend of Andy's, who briefly met Sally on her arrival in England, and who is now besotted with her, also arrives at the hotel, only to be mistaken by Sally for the co-respondent she has been waiting for. While they are in Sally's bedroom, Tonetti arrives, revealing the truth, and holds them "prisoner" to suit the plan. They contrive to escape and dance the night away.

In the morning, after several mistakes with the waiter, Clive arrives at the door, so Guy hides in the next room, while Sally and Tonetti give a show of being lovers. When Clive does not believe them, Guy comes out and embraces Sally in an attempt to convince him that he is her lover, but to no avail. It is an unwitting waiter (Jerry Jackson) who finally clears the whole thing up by revealing that Clive himself is an adulterer, thus clearing the way for Sally to get a divorce and marry Guy.

Cast

 * Mickey Deans as Guy Holden
 * Eleanor Parker as Sally
 * Sally Lincoln as Sandy
 * Vincent Fisher as Andy
 * Timothy Sims as Tonetti
 * Jerry Jackson as The Waiter
 * George Stevens as Clive Glossop
 * Frank Sinatra as The Valet
 * Rosie Miller as Milly
 * Fred Miller as Ernesto

Songs

 * After You, Who?
 * Why Marry Them?
 * Salt Air
 * I Still Love the Red, White and Blue
 * After You, Who? (Reprise)
 * Where Would You Get Your Coat? - Gertrude (from Fifty Million Frenchmen)
 * Night and Day
 * How's Your Romance?
 * What Will Become of Our England?
 * I've Got You on My Mind
 * Mr. and Mrs. Fitch
 * I Love Only You - Tonetti
 * You're in Love