Top Banana

Top Banana

1954 | 1h 24m | Comedy, Musical | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

An egotistical television comic falls for a pretty salesgirl and tries to make her a star.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Alfred E. Green

CAST

Phil Silvers

Rose Marie

Danny Scholl

Judy Lynn

PRODUCERS

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WRITERS

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Top Banana (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Man of the Year
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Johnny Mercer music and lyrics in the opening number, from Phil Silvers' movie adaptation of his hit Broadway show about the egotistical TV comic Jerry Biffle, Top Banana, 1954.
Top Banana (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Title Song
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Phil Silvers (as un-hinged TV comic Jerry Biffle) with his posse (Herbie Faye, Joey Faye, Jack Albertson, Johnny Coy) performs the Johnny Mercer title tune in the 1954 movie version of Silvers' stage hit Top Banana.
Top Banana (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Burlesque with an Antenna!
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Rapid fire dialogue and TV-style camera, as comedian Jerry Biffle (Phil Silvers) and his crew (Herbie Faye, Joey Faye, Jack Albertson) explain fundamentals of comedy in the movie version of Silvers' Broadway show Top Banana, 1954.
Top Banana (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Unsolicilated!
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Quick thinking TV comic Jerry Biffle (Phil Silvers) deals with an unhappy sponsor with help from lackeys (Joey Faye, Herbie Faye) in the movie adaptation of Silvers' Broadway hit Top Banana, 1954.

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