Top Man (1943)
1h 14m
Running Time
September 17, 1943Release Date
Top Man (1943)
1h 14m
Running Time
September 17, 1943Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald O'Connor
Don Warren
Susanna Foster
Connie Allen
Lillian Gish
Beth Warren
Richard Dix
Tom Warren
Peggy Ryan
Jane Warren
Anne Gwynne
Pat Warren
Noah Beery Jr.
Ed Thompson
Samuel S. Hinds
Mr. Fairchild
Louise Beavers
Cleo
Dickie Love
Tommy Haley
Richard Stewart
Tommy Haley
Marcia Mae Jones
Erna Lane
David Holt
Archie Fleming
Ken Goldsmith
Writer
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Martha Fairchild
Borrah Minevitch
Borrah Minevitch
Count Basie
Orchestra Leader
Bobby Brooks
Quartet Leader
Lassie Lou Ahern
Dancer
Irving Bacon
School Principal
Harold Bell
Dancer
Gladys Blake
Madge
Harry C. Bradley
Teacher
Eddie Bruce
Man in Audience with Cleo
Walter Cartier
Dancer
Jean Davis
High School Girl
Leo Diamond
Band Member
Pat Dillon
Tubby
George Eldredge
Mike
Barbara Fleming
High School Girl
Carl Ford
Band Member
Dean Goodman
Newsboy
Harry Harvey Jr.
Newsboy
Herbert Heywood
Mover
Lu Anne Jones
Dancer
Milton Kibbee
Mac
Iris Kirksey
Dancer
Charles McAvoy
Tool Attendant / Railroad Conductor
Lowell McPeek
Skinny
Sidney Miller
Higgins - Soda Jerk
Shirley Mills
Dancer
William Newell
Secretary
John O'Connor
Gunner
Lou Payetta
Dancer
Pat Phelan
Dancer
Beatrice Roberts
War Plant Worker
Robert Scheerer
Dancer
Jack C. Smith
Plant Guard
Wanda Smith
Dancer
Ronald Stanton
Dancer
Al Thompson
Guard
Carl Vernell
Young Man
Jimmy Vey
Specialty
Martha Vickers
High School Girl
Zachary Gold
Writer
Charles Lamont
Director
Media.
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Wiki.
Top Man (also known as Man of the Family) is a 1943 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, and Peggy Ryan. It was O'Connor and Ryan's first film away from the third of their trio, Gloria Jean.