“ Top Hat ” is a musical comedy directed by Mark Sendrich in 1935 . The fourth joint film by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, who played the main roles in it [1] . In 1990, the Library of Congress included Cylinder in the National Register of Films . In the USSR, the film was never shown.
| Cylinder | |
|---|---|
| Top hat | |
 | |
| Genre | Situation / Musical |
| Producer | Mark Sandrich |
| Producer | Pendro Berman |
| Author script | Allan Scott Dwight Taylor |
| In the main cast | Fred aster Ginger rogers Edward Everett Horton Eric Rhodes Eric Blor Helen Broderick |
| Operator | David Able |
| Composer | Irving Berlin Max Steiner |
| Choreographer | Hermes Pan |
| Film company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Duration | 101 minutes |
| Budget | $ 609,000 |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1935 |
| IMDb | ID 0027125 |
For the first time, the famous song “Cheek to cheek”, which became one of the symbols of the interwar American cinema, sounded in the film. An episode with this song has been cited repeatedly in later films, including Cairo 's Purple Rose ( 1985 ) and The Green Mile ( 1999 ).
The name of the film was given according to one of the main dance numbers of Fred Astaire in the film [1] .
Story
US singer and dancerJerry Travers Comes To London To Take Part In A Show Produced By Horace Hardwick . Staying in a rich hotel, one night Jerry shows his friend a new step performance number. The sounds of a dancer awaken the beauty Dale Tremont staying at the hotel a floor below. Angry, Dale runs into Jerry’s room to make a scandal, but as soon as they meet and look at each other, how love began. But the situation was extremely complicated by the fact that Dale mistook Jerry for that same Khores Hardwick, who turned out to be the husband of her friend Madge . Now, Jerry will have to prove in every possible way to his beloved that he really is the one whom he claims to be.
Cast
- Fred Astaire - Jerry Travers
- Ginger Rogers - Dale Tremont
- Edward Everett Horton - Horace Hardwick
- Eric Rhodes - Alberto Beddini
- Eric Blor - Bates
- Helen Broderick - Madge Hardwick
Nominations
| Year | Prize | Category | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Oscar | The best work of a production designer | Carroll Clark, Van Nest Polglas | Nomination |
| Best Choreography | Hermes Pan | Nomination | ||
| Best song | Irving Berlin | Nomination | ||
| Best film of the year | RKO Radio Pictures | Nomination |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 PK Hanson. Top Hat // International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers / under. Ed Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast. - 4th. - USA: St. James Press, 2000. - T. 1. - S. 1226. - ISBN 1-55862-449-X .