Ep. 157: Top Hat (1935) or ‘Feathers… I Hate Feathers’

Zach welcomes film blogger Zoë Kaperonis (The Film Around the Corner) aboard a gondola that takes them straight to art deco Italy in their top hats and white ties as they unpack the 1935  Astaire & Rogers classic, TOP HAT!

 

Settle in as the two delve into the origins of the Astaire & Rogers partnership, marvel at the preparation and choreography courtesy of Hermes Pan, giggle along to plot that thankfully doesn’t make sense, worship at the altars of Edward Everett Horton & Eric Blore, and then finally settle upon the many ways films like Top Hat have shaped the film landscape we see today.

 

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Be sure to follow Zoë’s Golden Age Hollywood journey through her fabulous blog, THE FILM AROUND THE CORNER: https://thefilmaroundthecorner.substack.com

 

Her latest entry, as it happens, covers one of Jack Benny’s craziest films and her thoughts on it are well worth the read here: https://thefilmaroundthecorner.substack.com/p/college-holiday-1936

 

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