Top Banana (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred E. Green, Albert Zugsmith (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Ben Peskay (executive), Albert Zugsmith |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
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Top Banana (1954) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Alfred E. Green and Albert Zugsmith and produced by Albert Zugsmith and Ben Peskay.
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Musical Monday: Top Banana (1954)
on Jul 18, 2016 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: “Top Banana” (19... Read full article
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
By C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosTop Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performances closed ... Read full article
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
By C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosTop Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performances closed ... Read full article
Top Banana! Broadway to 3-D, 1954, with Funny-man, Phil Silvers
By C. S. Williams on Apr 25, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosTop Banana starring Phil Silvers (which premiered Friday, February 19, 1954[1]) first had a successful Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre, opening on Thursday, November 1, 1951, and after 350 (Banana was Dark for 29 days, on a layoff from August 3 – August 31, 1952) performances closed ... Read full article
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Phil Silvers won the 1952 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Top Banana" for the role of Jerry Biffle which he recreated in the movie.
Director Alfred E. Green had long struggled with arthritis, and he was so crippled by the disease at this point in his life that he was often unable to leave the director's chair. Producer Albert Zugsmith had to direct many scenes himself, although he didn't take screen credit.
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