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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Originally shot and edited in 3-D, the idea of this film was to for the audience to experience a major Broadway show in the best seat in the house for the price of a movie ticket. Unfortunately, the film was released flat when the 3-D craze ended and no longer exists in that format. Two versions of the film exist, one with extended scenes and longer numbers. The current broadcast version is the truncated version.
The Broadway production of "Top Banana" opened at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on November 1, 1951 and ran for 350 performances.
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