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Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Top Hat |
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Horace Hardwick has hired Jerry to star in his newest musical that he is producing. Jerry is staying with Hardwick in his hotel suite in the room above Dale Tremont's, a friend of Hardwick's wife. Jerry falls for Dale and romances her, however she mistakenly believes he is Hardwick. They all travel to Italy to attempt to clear up this comedy of mistaken identity.
--Jeremy Striffler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Top Hat |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kind of comedy
- musical
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- dancer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- producer/director
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) fat
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
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