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Top Hat

Classic Astaire and Rogers musical. An American in London falls for a girl who flees to Venice because she thinks he is already married. Songs include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat.

In the quintessential Astaire and Rogers musical, an American dancer staying at a hotel in London falls in love with the guest staying in the room below. However, she gets her wires crossed, convinces herself that the dancer is already hitched and hotfoots it off to Venice. Classic numbers include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat. This is Fred and Ginger's fourth pairing, but the first with a screenplay written specifically for them.

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1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 202508:35
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Irving Berlin

    Isn't This A Lovely Day [To Be Caught In The Rain]?

    Singer: Fred Astaire.

  • Fred Astaire

    Cheek To Cheek

Credits

Jerry TraversFred Astaire
Dale TremontGinger Rogers
Horace HarwickEdward Everett Horton
Madge HardwickHelen Broderick
AlbertoErik Rhodes
BatesEric Blore
Flower Shop ClerkLucille Ball
Flower Shop ClerkLeonard Mudie
WriterAllan Scott
ProducerPandro S Berman
DirectorMark Sandrich

Broadcasts

  • Thu 27 Dec 200719:25
    BBC Four
  • Sat 15 Oct 201112:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 8 Jan 201310:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 11 Oct 201414:55
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 29 Nov 201915:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire & BBC Scotland
  • Mon 25 May 202014:50
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 16 Nov 202113:00
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Thu 5 May 202221:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 10 Aug 202322:40
    BBC Four
  • New Year's Day 202508:35
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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