Adorable clip!!!! The reason that Jack's voice sounds so rough is because he had just had a throat operation for a terrible infection. He contracted this in May of 1930 while they were working on this movie. His voice ended up slightly deeper as a result, in the end. He was back to work sooner than he really should have been, too, which probably did not help his voice. I read about this in the newspaper reports of the time (1930).
![Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Isn't This a Lovely Day (Top Hat) (1935) [Restored]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jd_z3fpnNpc/mqdefault.jpg)
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Great, thank you, that's a very precious Historical Document, you're so Generous.
Yes, thanks. This is from "The Sap From Syracuse"
Adorable clip!!!!
The reason that Jack's voice sounds so rough is because he had just had a throat operation for a terrible infection. He contracted this in May of 1930 while they were working on this movie. His voice ended up slightly deeper as a result, in the end. He was back to work sooner than he really should have been, too, which probably did not help his voice. I read about this in the newspaper reports of the time (1930).
Thanks a lot, mais de profil elle est moins charmante que de face.
Encore merci for all these singing gems
Yes, it is pretty entertaining, but this the only musical number in it. I'd consider it one of the earliest "screwball comedies".