Continuing my personal ranking of the 25 movie musicals deemed essential by the American Film Institute…
#13. 42nd Street – 1933
(#13 on the AFI list)
The oldest film on the list, and one of three I have slotted in the same position as AFI. I wrote about this one back in June.
#12. Top Hat – 1935
(#15 on the AFI list)
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers each appear in two movies on this list, but this is the only one that features the iconic duo together.
Astaire and Rogers starred in ten movies as a pair, and 1935’s Top Hat — their fourth collaboration — was the most successful.
Meet Me In Montauk 