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Top Hat (DVD)

Fred Astaire (Actor), Ginger Rogers (Actor), Mark Sandrich (Director) Rated:
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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,625 ratings
IMDb5.6/10.0
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Genre Musicals, Drama, Comedy
Format Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Original recording remastered, NTSC, Subtitled, Black & White See more
Contributor Fred Astaire, Erik Rhodes, Irving Berlin, Eric Blore, Dwight Taylor, Ginger Rogers, Mark Sandrich, Helen Broderick, Allan Scott, Edward Everett Horton, Pandro S. Berman See more
Initial release date 2005-08-16
Language English, Italian
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Top Hat (DVD)

Debonaire hoofer Fred Astaire ("Easter Parade") and the graceful Ginger Rogers ("Stage Door") star in this Oscar-nominated musical comedy about a woman who mistakenly thinks her best friend's husband is in love with her. Considered by many to be the dancing duo's best film, it features a classic Irving Berlin score, including "Cheek to Cheek" and the title song. Look for a young Lucille Ball as a florist shop clerk!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 1.76 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ THT6590DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Mark Sandrich
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Original recording remastered, NTSC, Subtitled, Black & White
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 41 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 16, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Pandro S. Berman
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Studio Distribution Services
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0009NSCQW
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Irving Berlin
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,625 ratings

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JP
5.0 out of 5 stars Fred and ginger
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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Very nice Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie. nice music and dancing. maybe their best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just light fluff but worth it for the dancing.
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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It's hard to have to defend one of Fred and Ginger's best movies,the one with Cheek To Cheek, but there seems to be a bit of misunderstanding out there about early musicals. This is completely understandable as time has gone by since 1935 when Top Hat was the second biggest box office hit of the year. Basically, most of the potential audience by now has been raised on the post-Oklahoma "integrated musical".

We are used to musicals with big plots, often complicated and serious, with large scale dramatic effect. It's without question that the songs relate to the plot and arise from it and the characters' state of mind. We're used to South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Camelot, Oliver, The Music Man, West Side Story and Phantom of the Opera. So when seeing an early musical people are often taken aback by their fluffiness and simplicity. But that's what musicals were. They were either revues with absolutely no plot or story or like all the old Gershwin and Porter shows, a light skit of a plot to engage the audience between numbers that had nothing to do with the story.

Top Hat is almost one of those. Certainly it's that light, the whole plot being nothing but a bunch of situations and jokes arising out of a case of mistaken identity. But at least the songs, a bunch of tuneful songs by Irving Berlin including three of his greatest classics: Top Hat White Tie and Tails, Isn't It a Lovely Day and Cheek To Cheek, have some relation to what's going on. Cheek To Cheek, with Ginger in her famous feathered dress is one of the most-shown excerpts from any of their films together and it one of the great dance numbers on film. (It's a shame the plot requires Dale (Ginger) to still be mad at Jerry (Fred) at the end because she should be swept off her feet).

Everything else about the film is as concerned with gritty realism as the all-white Deco sets that included a huge and obviously fake Venice that took up two sound stages and had black-dyed water to set off its all white architecture. The supporting cast is a bunch of incredible eccentrics including memorable turns by Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore bouncing off each other's nuttiness, a wonderfully droll Helen Broderick as Horton's wife and Erik Rhodes as Alberto Beddini the fashion designer who gives Ginger the excuse to be constantly wearing drop-dead outfits, one of which is now in the Smithsonian. Rhodes Beddini also offended Mussolini, so something must be said for that.

This is a delightful film as long as you know in advance that it's a bunch of fluff. Even Fred Astaire noted there was no plot.
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Norm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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This was a used DVD, but it seemed new. I watched it all the way through to make sure.
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Mr. Joel
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful all the way!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023
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I get a lot of laughs every time I watch this wonderful show! The dancing, the music, the wonderful sets, beautiful clothes and the perfect cast combined with the mistaken identity story are probably even more fun today than they were almost 100 years ago when this was made!
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Crow-Conspirator
4.0 out of 5 stars Wanted Less Fred & More Fred & Ginger, But Watch It for the Feather Dress
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016
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Ginger's infamous feather dress! It seemed to me that this was more a Fred Astaire vehicle, since he has at least a couple of solos, including the big Top Hat number in which he shoots the line of male dancers behind him with his cane; his heel providing the gunshot sound effects. I would rather have seen more of Ginger dancing, not that there is anything lacking in Fred's hoofing. Nice comic turn by Eric Blore as the oily manservant for Edward Everett Horton. (Boomers may recognize the voice of the narrator of Fractured Fairy Tails.)

And Ginger rides a horse English! And does a nice job of it, too!

The plot is, of course, paper thin - mistaken identities frustrate Fred & Ginger until the final reel sorts everything out. Ginger gives us her trademark deep back bends, held by Fred's arm, but I was not particularly wowed, because there were too few F & G numbers. Also the elaborate set for the Piccolino was a bit over the top. (I think Swing Time is the better movie, for comparison.) Ginger insisted on wearing the feather dress (worth renting just for that), but both Fred and the director forbade it because they thought it would shed feathers during the dance number. Ginger walked off the set, to return only when she was assured she could wear the dress. And yes, if you look closely, you can see the white feathers falling onto the floor. It actually makes the number better, I think. Ginger is always right.
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Desert Rat
5.0 out of 5 stars Astaire & Rogers
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022
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40 years ago a theater near where I lived did a week of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers every autumn. To me the idea was painfully boring. Now I can see and appreciate what I could not back then. Totally non-serious fluff — maybe 40 years have taught me the value of fluff. Anyway what you have hear is a traditional “screwball” plot full of absurd mistaken identity and double entendres. Plus dancing to Irving Berlin songs and Hollywood chorus choreography. But all ens well.
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Todd7
5.0 out of 5 stars Fred & Ginger Dazzle!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2018
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Top Hat (1935) is one of the first movie musicals, and it delivers charm, humor, and overall fun. The classic pair of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are just warming up in this one, as they will go on to dazzle audiences with several more films together. As for this film, the plot is thin, but that’s not a negative; it’s actually secondary to the dance numbers and the overall goofiness that Top Hat brings to the forefront. If you’re just getting into the Astaire/Rogers films, this is where to start. Unfortunately, there still isn’t a blu ray of this film, but the DVD is still a very respectable copy, with well above average picture and sound quality for an 83 year old film. Quite frankly, I don’t know how much better a blu ray version would be for this film; perhaps that’s one of the reasons why it’s not available in that format yet? The DVD has some nice extras on it, so it’s a very worthwhile purchase for sure. I recommend this classic musical as essential to your collection.
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Tim Lukeman
5.0 out of 5 stars "I said, who was his dam?" "I don't know, miss, he didn't give a—"
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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Ah, Fred & Ginger at the height of their gloriously gossamer flights of fancy! The dancing & the sets alone make this film a joy to watch—but there's also the pleasure of fine supporting performances from Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick, and Erik Rhodes, each one a distinct delight. Add to that the witty & sometimes risque script (they manage to add quite a few sly nudges & winks despite the Hays Code), as well as Irving Berlin's songs & music, and some lighter-than-air choreography—and the result is a welcome break from dreary reality for 101 minutes of sheer escape. What else could be desired? Most highly recommended!
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Patricia Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars A Magnificent film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2023
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I purchased this DVD because I no longer have the facility to play videos. Fred Astaire to me was the epitome of grace, elegance and sophistication. We shall never see his like again. This film is just one example of his excellent dancing skills and abilities.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Ver en acción a Fred y a Ginger.
Reviewed in Spain on July 11, 2021
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Es una obra maestra. Para disfrutar. Arte de la danza.
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N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Hat
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2017
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This movie sets your feet tapping away, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers make a fabulous team together and their dancing is superb.
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Bémol
5.0 out of 5 stars Grace Humour Légerté
Reviewed in France on February 9, 2004
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L'histoire,légère, s'accorde parfaitement avec la présence aérienne de Fred Astaire.Ginger Rogers montre qu'elle était tout à fait à la hauteur pour danser aux côtés du grand Fred et pourtant ill place une fois encore la barre très haut. Cet homme donne vraiment l'impression de se jouer des lois de la pesanteur .Il maitrise tellement son art qu'il personnalise la légerté ,la grace ,la facilité....la grande classe.Les scènes de comédie qui sont sensées nous faire patienter entre chaque numéro de danse sont pleines d'humour ,notamment grace à une serie de quiproquos et au talent des comédiens.Edward Evertt Horton dans le rôle de Mrs Hardwick et Eric Blore dans celui de son valet sont parfaits .
Toute la famille(de 5 à 68 ans) se régale à voir et revoir ce divertissement.
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Jacqueline Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars Astaire and rodgers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2023
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Wonderful films my favourite is shall we dance superbly danced especially on roller skates.
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