Production Year: 1935 - Music / Performing Arts - Director: Mark Sandrich - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Eric Rhodes, Eric Blore more
Advantages: Art Deco and wonderful dances Disadvantages: Possibly a little dated now
...on 29th August 1935. Top Hat set the standard for dazzling 1930's Art Deco sets, stoking the flames of imaginations in their audiences and receiving a standing ovation on its opening night. A musical comedy extravaganza which got Fred and Ginger known as the King and Queen of the Hollywood musicals; Top Hat received four Oscar Nominations for Art Direction , Dance Direction, Best Original Song (Cheek to Cheek) and Best Picture.
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Top Hat [DVD] [1935]
Even the best Fred and Ginger musicals are merely lavish excuses for some of the most ... more
elegant dancing ever put on screen, andTop Hatis no exception. The story is a silly but timeless tale of mistaken identity that compounds itself to extremes. Fred Ast...