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1935
Top Hat is a 1935 American musical comedy film, in which Fred Astaire plays an American tap dancer named Jerry Travers, who arrives in London to star in a show produced by Horace Hardwick. He meets and attempts to impress Dale Tremont to win her affection. The film also features Eric Blore as Hardwick's valet Bates, Erik Rhodes as Alberto Beddini, a fashion designer and rival for Dale's affections, and Helen…
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One of the most important ingredients for successful Hollywood musical is music, but composers are seldom credited for their success. Irving Berlin whose long and prolific career resulted in some of the most popular pop standards of the first half of 20th Century, represents notable exception. His work on *Top Hat*, 1935 film directed by Mark Sandrich, resulted in one of the most popular musical comedies and arguabl…More
