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This article is from the Movie Trivia,
by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions
by others.
263 Top Hat (1935)
- Early drafts of the script called for 'Irving Berlin' (qv) songs ``Wild
About You,'' ``Get Thee Behind Me, Satan'' (to be sung by
'Ginger Rogers' (qv)) and ``You're the Cause,'' but they were not used in
the final version.
- Beddini's motto was originally, ``For the men the sword, for the women the
whip.'' The script was changed to ``For the women the kiss, for the men the
sword'' after the Hollywood censors objected.
- For contrast to the ``Big White Set'' of the Lido, the water in the canals
was dyed black.
- During ``Cheek to Cheek,'' Rogers' gown shed its feathers, exasperating
'Fred Astaire' (qv) and causing delays in order to sew the feathers down.
Rogers earned the nickname ``Feathers'' from Astaire as a result.
- The end portion film was trimmed down after preview-goers complained of
the length. Small parts by 'Donald Meek' (qv) and 'Florence Roberts' (qv)
were cut. One of the last scenes to go, in which 'Eric Blore' (qv) insults
a policeman, is still present in some prints (including the RKO
Collection videotape version from Turner Home Entertainment).
- A 78 minute version of the film was released by RKO in 1953. Cuts to the
dance numbers were severe. Prints are still in circulation.
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