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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780780639898 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 0780639898 Label: Turner Home Ent Languages: Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent MPN: TRNDT6590D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Turner Home Ent Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 16, 2005 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Turner Home Ent Theatrical Release Date: September 06, 1935 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 08/16/2005 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com essential video: Even the best Fred and Ginger musicals are merely lavish excuses for some of the most elegant dancing ever put on screen, and Top Hat is no exception. The story is a silly but timeless tale of mistaken identity that compounds itself to extremes. Fred Astaire is the famous American hoofer Jerry Travers, in London preparing for a new show with his befuddled producer Horace Hardwick (the always entertaining Edward Everett Horton) when he falls for Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers), a lovely, wisecracking American girl as light on her feet as Jerry. Dale believes Jerry to be Horace, the husband of her best friend Madge (Helen Broderick) and rebuffs his advances by marrying her dressmaker Alberto (Erik Rhodes), but in the best tradition of musical comedy, true love finds its own way. Practically the entire cast of the 1934 hit The Gay Divorcee reunites for this frothy confection, along with director Mark Sandrich, designer Van Nest Polglase, and choreographer Hermes Pan. Irving Berlin provides a tuneful score, including "Cheek to Cheek," which provides a classic duet for Astaire and Rogers, and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails," which remains one of Astaire's finest solo numbers. Polglase outdoes himself with sets both elegant and outrageous and Hermes Pan's choreography is as smooth as ever, but ultimately it's the grace and chemistry of the leads that makes Top Hat top entertainment. --Sean Axmaker Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Sophistication and gaiety in the Depression made us feel better. Might be time to watch this one againWith the nation in the midst of economic ruin, who were better at lifting our spirits and making us smile? Why, Fred and Ginger, of course. I've got a feeling we'd better start watching their old movies again. Is Top Hat better than Swing Time? People have been staking out their positions for years. Me, I think both represent the height of the Astaire-Rogers magic, all wrapped up in some of the greatest songs ever written for Hollywood movies and with incomparable choreography and dancing. ... Read More Rating:  - Simply WonderfulI truly enjoyed this movie! I was utterly amazed by the dancing numbers. Brought back wonderful childhood memories. Great numbers! Thanks for all the reviews when I chose this movie. It was amazing! Rating:  - 4 Star Astaire and Rogers, 1 star commentary"Top Hat", the 4th Astaire and Rogers film, is possibly their most famous. While it has obvious pluses such as the dancing, of course, the comedians in support, particularly Helen Broderick, Rogers looking great particularly in that famous feathered dress and the fantasy art deco sets, it does have some negatives: the plot, direct from French farce and of compounded stupidity, some poor matching of medium shots with close ups (Helen Broderick again), a mannered and corny performance from Astaire and a stiff ... Read More Rating: - Great MovieOne of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers best movies, if you like old musicals this is a much see. Rating: - Just WonderfulMy daughter(11)and I watched this movie one night and we just loved it! She wants to watch it again and again....Neither of us can wait to watch another Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie. They were absolutely magic in this and to my surprise, it was quite funny. If you love old time movies that just make you feel good, you have to have this one! |
