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  • Top of the Town (1937)
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    86 min | Comedy, Music
Top of the Town (1937)
Passed
86 min | Comedy, Music

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 ...See moreDiana 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 Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Brown Holmes (screenplay) | Charles Grayson (screenplay) | Lou Brock (original story idea)
Cinematographer
Joseph A. Valentine (photographer) (as Joseph Valentine)
Editor
Maurice Wright (as Maurice E. Wright)
Production Designer
John W. Harkrider (as John Harkrider)
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Updated Mar 26, 1937

Release date
Apr 18, 1937 (United States)

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Cast

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46 cast members
Name Known for
Doris Nolan
Diana Borden Diana Borden   See fewer
George Murphy
Ted Lane Ted Lane   See fewer
Ella Logan
Dorine MacTavish Dorine MacTavish   See fewer
Hugh Herbert
Hubert Hubert   See fewer
Gerald Oliver Smith
Borden Executive Borden Executive   See fewer
Mischa Auer
Hamlet Hamlet   See fewer
Gregory Ratoff
J.J. Stone J.J. Stone   See fewer
Peggy Ryan
Peggy Peggy   See fewer
J. Scott Smart
Beaton (as Jack Smart) Beaton (as Jack Smart)   See fewer
Ray Mayer
Roger Roger   See fewer
Henry Armetta
Bacciagalluppi Bacciagalluppi   See fewer
Harry Blue
One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors) One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors)   See fewer
Bert Jason
One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors) One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors)   See fewer
Bob Robson
One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors) One of The Three Sailors (as The Three Sailors)   See fewer
Gertrude Niesen
Gilda Norman Gilda Norman   See fewer
California Collegians
Singing Group Singing Group   See fewer
Four Esquires
Performers Performers   See fewer
Claude Gillingwater
William Borden William Borden   See fewer
Ernest Cossart
Augustus Borden Augustus Borden   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
Henry Borden Henry Borden   See fewer
Richard Carle
Edwin Borden Edwin Borden   See fewer
Mary Adair
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Byron
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Joyce Compton
Beulah (uncredited) Beulah (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfonso Corelli
Violin Soloist (uncredited) Violin Soloist (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Depp
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Juanita Fields
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Tong Foo
Chinese Ambassador (uncredited) Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)   See fewer
Willie Fung
Prop Man (uncredited) Prop Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Grant
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Herbert
Comedy Waiter (uncredited) Comedy Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethelreda Leopold
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Verna Leslie
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Miriam Marlin
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Carolyn Mason
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Melesh
Designer (uncredited) Designer (uncredited)   See fewer
Sean Mor
Elevator Man (uncredited) Elevator Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Novinsky
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis O'Keefe
Frank (uncredited) Frank (uncredited)   See fewer
David Oliver
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Marjorie Reynolds
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Shockley
Porter (uncredited) Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonid Snegoff
Russian (uncredited) Russian (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Painter (uncredited) Painter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Whitney
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
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