Top hat / a Radio Picture ; directed by Mark Sandrich ; a Pandro S. Berman production ; screen play by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott ; story by Dwight Taylor.

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

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Top hat (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer, Lyricist)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures
Turner Entertainment Co
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Sandrich, Mark, 1900-1945 (Director)
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 (Producer)
Taylor, Dwight (Screenwriter)
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995 (Screenwriter)
Astaire, Fred (Actor)
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (Actor)
Horton, Edward Everett (Actor)
Rhodes, Erik, 1906-1990 (Actor)
Blore, Eric, 1887-1959 (Actor)
Broderick, Helen, 1891-1959 (Actor)
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 (Musical director)
Newman, Bernard, 1903-1966 (Costume designer)
Abel, David, 1883-1973 (Cinematographer)
Walker, Vernon L., 1894-1948 (Production personnel)
Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990 (Choreographer)
Polglase, Van Nest, 1898-1968 (Artistic director)
Little, Thomas, 1886-1985 (Set designer)
McDowell, Hugh (Sound designer)
Faulkner, P. J. (Philip J.) (Recording engineer)
Hamilton, William, 1893-1942 (Film editor)
McKenzie, Ava Astaire (Commentator)
Billman, Larry (Commentator)
Hope, Bob, 1903-2003 (Actor)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2005]
Edition:Standard version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mistaken identity > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Longs métrages > États-Unis.
Identidad > Teatro.
Relaciones hombre-mujer > Teatro.
Man-woman relationships.
Mistaken identity.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, 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.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1935.
Also issued as part of the box set: Astaire & Rogers collection, volume 1.
Special features: Commentary by Ava Astaire McKenzie and film historian Larry Billman; "On top: inside the success of Top Hat" featurette (2005 ; 18 min. ; col. & b&w); "Watch the birdie" comedy short with Bob Hope (1935 ; 18 min. ; b&w); "Page Miss Glory" classic cartoon (1936 ; approximately 8 min. ; col.); Theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CM3 D0053676 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0780639898
9780780639898
0780650786 (set)
9780780650787 (set)
Credits:Lyrics and music, Irving Berlin ; musical director, Max Steiner ; gowns by Bernard Newman ; photographed by David Abel ; photographic effects by Vernon Walker ; ensembles staged by Hermes Pan ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; set dressing by Thomas Little ; recorded by Hugh McDowell, Jr. ; music recorded by P.J. Faulkner, Jr. ; edited by William Hamilton.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full screen (1.33:1) presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono; dual-layer format.
Cast:
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick.