Top of the Town

"The giant musical hit show!"

Apr 18 1937 Approved 1h 26m
Comedy, Music

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"

Plot

Diana Borden (Doris Nolan, a bleeding-heart rich-girl, returns from a trip to Russia filled with sympathy for the "little" people of the slums and wants to do "something" artistic and socially significant for them...so she opens up a nightclub atop a 100-story skyscraper. For her, that means acts such as opera singers, extracts from "Hamlet" and three sailors imitating a giraffe. Bandleader Ted Lane (George Murphy)thinks hot-music, burlesque-acts and the old razzle-dazzle is just the ticket. Her programming leads to early exits and no-returns.Film debut for 12-year-old Peggy Ryan.

Written by

Brown Holmes, Charles Grayson, Lou Brock

Directed by

Ralph Murphy, Walter Lang

Cast

Doris Nolan, George Murphy, Ella Logan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
89
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA