Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Top Hat

Top Hat is a 1935 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Also in this are Edward Everett Horton and Lucille Ball. Exactly what you'd expect, and a treasure.

trailer:


Cheek to Cheek:



The New York Times has a positive review from the time of the film's release. Variety says it "can't miss".

FilmReference.com has an article and resources. Empire Online gives it 5 out of 5 stars and says, "If you want only one Astaire-Rogers musical, Top Hat is obligatory". Roger Ebert has it on his list of Great Movies. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics rating of 100%.

12 comments:

  1. This couple is just UNIQUE! Forever!
    Hugs, Susi

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    1. Yes, they had it all, didn't they! :)

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  2. Need to see this one again. Wish someone would issue it for the big screen. Maybe they have. I'll have to check

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    1. Re-releasing the old classics to the theater is a growing trend, it seems :)

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  3. Fabulous movie! There's nothing quite as magical as Fred and Ginger dancing to songs by Irving Berlin. I've just found out that this musical on at a local theatre in June, fingers crossed I get tickets ...lol 😉. Happy Wednesday! J 😊 x

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    1. What fun that will be, to see it with others in a theater setting! Enjoy! :)

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  4. I've never seen this one, but I've seen a few of their movies. They dance like they belong together!

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    1. Watching them is like watching magic happen :)

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  5. Those old Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire film are treasures, aren't they?

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    1. Aren't they! Such lovely things to watch :)

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  6. Love these old movies with Fred and Ginger. Well, Fred could dance with just about anybody--LOL! :)

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    1. lol, yes, I do believe he could make a partner of anyone :)

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