Top Hat (1935)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Mark Sandrich

Writers:

Allan Scott (writer)
Dwight Taylor (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 septembre 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Musical | Romance

Accroche:

They're Dancing Cheek-To-Cheek Again!

Plot:

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Face Slap | Reference To Gertrude Stein | Misandry | Man's Hat

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fine Entertainment, With Everything But A Plot

Ensemble

Fred Astaire	...	Jerry Travers
Ginger Rogers	...	Dale Tremont
Edward Everett Horton	...	Horace Hardwick
Erik Rhodes	...	Alberto Beddini
Eric Blore	...	Bates
Helen Broderick	...	Madge Hardwick

Autre(s) titre(s):

Chapeau claque (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Le danseur du dessus (France) (dubbed version) [fr]

Durée:

101 min | USA:81 min (re-release) (re-edited version)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Italien

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Classification:

Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:Tous | Argentina:Atp | Germany:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Anecdotes:

For contrast to the "Big White Set" of the Lido, the water in the canals was dyed black.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Horace and Bates are speaking to the hotel manager, the hook of the coat hanger that Bates is holding changes orientation between shots.

Guillemet:

Dale Tremont: What is this strange power you have over horses?
Jerry Travers: [thinks] Horsepower?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cheek to Cheek

Fine Entertainment, With Everything But A Plot

This classic is fine entertainment with plenty of everything - humor, singing & dancing, good writing, and lavish sets and costumes. The only thing missing is a plot, but too much story might have taken attention away from everything else that makes "Top Hat" enjoyable to watch.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are talented and charming as a somewhat star-crossed couple. The whole story line is that Ginger thinks Fred is someone else (who is married instead of single) and thus misinterprets and rejects his advances. Their many abilities and a fine script make this paper-thin plot seem not only acceptable but amusing. Edward Everett Horton is both funny and indispensable as Fred's friend (and the man whom Ginger thinks Fred is), and the rest of the supporting players are also quite good.

This is the kind of carefully produced classic that offers many reasons for watching - see it if you have the chance, whether or not you usually like musicals.