Friday, 20 August 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – TOP HAT (1935)

 

“Top Hat” is a Musical Romantic Comedy, Written by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott from the book by Dwight Taylor and Directed by Mark Sandrich.

The story follows American dancer Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) is working for his friend and producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton) in London, and Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of a girl sleeping  in the room below Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers).

She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other complications arise however when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Horrified that she has become involved with a married man she runs away to Venice on the invitation of friend Madge (Helen Broderick), Horace’s wife and confesses.

But Jerry and Horace also head for Venice and when Dale discovers they are there she agrees to marry Alberto Beddini (Erik Rhodes) but Horace’s manservant Bates (Eric Blore) saves the day.

“Top Hat” is a happy film that keeps delighting viewers any time one is lucky enough to fall under its spell.

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