‘Top Hat’ musical comedy film opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (Aug 29 1935)


Video: 'Top Hat' trailer

(Thursday, August 29, 1935, 10:05 a.m. EDT)Top Hat, a screwball musical comedy film about a woman who thinks the man who loves her is her best friend’s husband, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.


Video: 'Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers - Cheek to Cheek (1935) Top Hat'

Directed by Mark Sandrich, the film starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.