Film1935101 min

Top Hat

Name: Top Hat
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 1935
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore

Taste attributes: comedymusicromancemusic/dancemusicalfashionfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questlove conquers all

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"They're Dancing Cheek-To-Cheek Again!"

Boxlist takeA glossy romantic comedy that is moving, light and good-natured. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 200 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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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