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TOP HAT [film]

Title

TOP HAT [film]

Release Date

1935

Genre

film

Production and Recordings Information

1935 medley. COND: Paul Whiteman. VOCALS: Durelle Alexander, John Hauser, Ramona Davies, the King's Men. (78/Vic 36174)

1935 radio prod assembled from soundtrack material from the 1935 film prod. Fred Astaire: "No Strings," "Isn't This a Lovely Day?," "Cheek to Cheek," "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" Ginger Rogers: "The Piccolino" (Star-Tone 204, with Roberta)

Records by members of orig cast. MUSIC & WORDS: Irving Berlin. Fred Astaire: "Cheek to Cheek" (1935: 78/Bruns 7486, ALB-23, ALB-106, ALB-215, ALB-277, ALB-593, ALB-803, ALB-935, ALB-1101, ALB-1111, ALB-1153, ALB-1173, ALB-1189, ALB-1210, ALB-1211, ALB-1221, ALB-1254, ALB-1258, ALB-1273, ALB-1573, ALB-1596, ALB-1656, ALB-1687, ALB-1812) (1952: ALB-50, ALB-125, ALB-648, ALB-1145, ALB-1422) (1976: ALB-429) "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (1935: 78/Bruns 7487, ALB-183, ALB-215, ALB-277, ALB-803, ALB-1111, ALB-1173, ALB-1189, ALB-1221, ALB-1254, ALB-1555, ALB-1573, ALB-1656, ALB-1687, ALB-1812) (1936 radio, with Johnny Green Orch: ALB-2266) (1952: ALB-50, ALB-125, ALB-358, ALB-567, ALB-648, ALB-1145) (1958: ALB-108) (1976: ALB-429) "No Strings" (1935: 78/Bruns 7486, ALB-208, ALB-215, ALB-277, ALB-803, ALB-1111, ALB-1176, ALB-1189, ALB-1221, ALB-1254, ALB-1266, ALB-1555, ALB-1573, ALB-1601, ALB-1656, ALB-1687, ALB-1812) (1936 radio, with Johnny Green Orch: ALB-2265) (1952: ALB-50, ALB-125, ALB-567, ALB-648) "Isn't This a Lovely Day" (1935: 78/Bruns 7487, ALB-208, ALB-215, ALB-277, ALB-803, ALB-935, ALB-1111, ALB-1189, ALB-1221, ALB-1266, ALB-1601, ALB-1656, ALB-1687, ALB-1812) (1952: ALB-50, ALB-125, ALB-358, ALB-648) (1958: ALB-108, ALB-1158) (1976: ALB-429) "The Piccolino" (1935: 78/Bruns 7488, ALB-208, ALB-215, ALB-277, ALB-803, ALB-1111, ALB-1189, ALB-1221, ALB-1555, ALB-1601, ALB-1656, ALB-1687, ALB-1812) Ginger Rogers: "No Strings" (1935: 78/Dec(E) F-5746, ALB-336) "The Piccolino" (1935: 78/Dec(E) F-5747, ALB-336, ALB-1207) "Cheek to Cheek" (1935: 78/Dec(E) F-5747, ALB-336, ALB-519, ALB-1216) "Isn't This a Lovely Day" (1935: 78/Dec(E) F-5746, ALB-336, ALB-1290) (1935, radio: ALB-592) (1978: ALB-624)

Soundtrack. ORCH: Edward Powell. COND: Max Steiner. CAST: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. (EMI(E) EMTC-102, with Shall We Dance; CD/Promo Sound(I) 60042, with Shall We Dance; ALB-468; ALB-1688. Excerpts: Astaire: "Cheek to Cheek" (ALB-669, ALB-1134, ALB-1176, ALB-1826, ALB-1833, ALB-1907) "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (ALB-669, ALB-1134, ALB-1176, ALB-1826, ALB-1907) "No Strings," "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (ALB-669, ALB-1134, ALB-1826, ALB-1907) Rogers: "The Piccolino" (ALB-669, ALB-1134). See also 1935-6b.)

Note

From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond

DigitalID

loc.natlib.smor.1935-6

Last Updated: 08-23-2012