Top Man
In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.
Charles Lamont
Zachary Gold
Casts & Crew
Donald O'Connor
Susanna Foster
Lillian Gish
Richard Dix
Peggy Ryan
Anne Gwynne
Noah Beery Jr.
Samuel S. Hinds
Louise Beavers
Dickie Love
Marcia Mae Jones
David Holt
Barbara Brown
Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals
Count Basie
Bobby Brooks
Lassie Lou Ahern
Irving Bacon
Harold Bell
Gladys Blake
Harry C. Bradley
Eddie Bruce
Walter Cartier
Jean Davis
Leo Diamond
Pat Dillon
George Eldredge
Barbara Fleming
Carl Ford
Dean Goodman
Harry Harvey Jr.
Herbert Heywood
Lu Anne Jones
Milton Kibbee
Iris Kirksey
Charles McAvoy
Lowell McPeek
Sidney Miller
Shirley Mills
William Newell
John O'Connor
Lou Payetta
Pat Phelan
Beatrice Roberts
Robert Scheerer
Jack C. Smith
Wanda Smith
Ronald Stanton
Al Thompson
Carl Vernell
Jimmy Vey
Martha Vickers
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