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Top Hat

Top Hat

They're Dancing Cheek-To-Cheek Again!

19357.21h 39m

Overview

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Directed by Mark Sandrich
Written by Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Irving Berlin
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
Box OfficeBudget: $609KRevenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Jerry Travers

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Dale Tremont

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Horace Hardwick

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Alberto Beddini

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Bates

Helen Broderick

Helen Broderick

Madge Hardwick

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Flower Shop Clerk (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Venice Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Florist (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

dancingdancelondon, englandvenice, italymistaken identitymusicaltap dancingstage showbased on play or musicalfashion designersingingblack and whitefashionvaletrapiersong and dance

About Top Hat

Top Hat is a music, comedy, romance film released in 1935 exploring themes of dancing, dance, london, england, venice, italy, mistaken identity, musical. Directed by Mark Sandrich, it stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton. Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

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