Today’s Genre-ary DailyView musical goes back to 1935 with the iconic pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

This was a classic comedy with the old mistaken identity trope was very cute and charming. Both Astaire and Rogers were very fun to watch. Their dancing was on point every time. 

There were some iconic songs that I did not know came from this. ”Cheek to Cheek,” “Top Hat, White Tie and Tail,” and “Isn’t This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain).”

Though Astaire and Rogers were wonderful, I do think the best comedic performance of the movie was provided by Eric Blore, who played Edward Horton’s ‘man-servant’ Bates. He was just silly enough running around the film and I laughed every time.

I also enjoyed the comedic performance of Helen Broderick, who played Madge Hardwick, too. 

This was light and fun, charming as could be. I can see why Top Hat received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.