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Top of the Town
“The giant musical hit show!”
6.0 / 10• 1937• 1h 26m•NR• English
MusicComedy
Storyline
In this musical set in swingin' Manhattan, an heiress plans a ballet in the famous Moonbeam ballroom located atop a 100-story skyscraper. Unfortunately, the attending audience is quite bored until someone starts the place swinging. Musical numbers include: "Blame It on the Rhumba," "Where Are You?" "Jamboree," "Top of the Town," "I Feel That Foolish Feeling Coming On," "There's No Two Ways About It," "Fireman Save My Child"
Cast & Crew
Doris Nolan
Diana Borden
Lead
George Murphy
Ted Lane
Ella Logan
Dorine
Hugh Herbert
Hubert
Gerald Oliver Smith
Borden Executive
Mischa Auer
Hamlet
Gregory Ratoff
J.J. Stone
Peggy Ryan
Peggy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ralph Murphy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Top of the Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
