Top Man 80 years old

All Together - and All Terrific!

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.

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Top Man Cast

Name Character
Marcia Mae Jones She was 19, 83 years old when she died as Erna Lane
Lillian Gish She was 49, 99 years old when she died as Beth Warren
Martha Vickers She was 18, 46 years old when she died as High School Girl
Donald O'Connor He was 18, 78 years old when he died as Don Warren
Gladys Blake She was 33, 73 years old when she died as Madge
Charles McAvoy He was 54, now 26 years old as Tool Attendant / Railroad Conductor
Anne Gwynne She was 24, 84 years old when she died as Pat Warren
Noah Beery, Jr. He was 30, 81 years old when he died as Ed Thompson
George Eldredge He was 45, 78 years old when he died as Mike
Beatrice Roberts She was 38, 65 years old when she died as War Plant Worker
Sidney Miller He was 26, 87 years old when he died as Higgins - Soda Jerk
Susanna Foster She was 18, 84 years old when she died as Connie Allen
Eddie Bruce as Man in Audience with Cleo
Richard Dix He was 50, 56 years old when he died as Tom Warren
David Holt He was 16, 76 years old when he died as Archie Fleming
Walter Cartier He was 19, 71 years old when he died as Dancer
Louise Beavers She was 41, 60 years old when she died as Cleo - the Warrens' Maid
Peggy Ryan She was 19, 80 years old when she died as Jane Warren
Milton Kibbee He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Mac - Plant Worker
Herbert Heywood He was 30, 51 years old when he died as Mover
Barbara Brown She was 41, 73 years old when she died as Mrs. Martha Fairchild
William Newell He was 49, 73 years old when he died as Secretary
Shirley Mills She was 17, 83 years old when she died as Dancer
Irving Bacon He was 50, 71 years old when he died as School Principal
Harry Harvey, Jr. He was 13, 49 years old when he died as Newsboy
Samuel S. Hinds He was 68, 73 years old when he died as Mr. Fairchild
Robert Scheerer He was 14, 89 years old when he died as Dancer
Jack C. Smith as Plant Guard
Pat Phelan He was 41, now 39 years old as Dancer
Count Basie He was 39, 79 years old when he died as Orchestra Leader
Harry C. Bradley He was 74, 78 years old when he died as Teacher

Top Man Crew

Name Department
Robert Clatworthy as Art Direction. He was 31 (80) years old when He died Art
Vera West as Costume Design. She was 43 (47) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
John B. Goodman as Art Direction. He was 42 (89) years old when He died Art
Hal Mohr as Cinematography. He was 49 (79) years old when He died Crew
Charles Lamont as Director. He was 48 (98) years old when He died Directing
Zachary Gold as Writer. He was 24 (34) years old when He died Writing
Paul Landres as Editor. He was 31 (89) years old when He died Editing
Milton Schwarzwald as Producer. Production
Bernard W. Burton as Associate Producer. He was 44 (92) years old when He died Production
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Top Man (80 years)

All Together - and All Terrific!

  • Release day: Friday, September 17, 1943
  • Runtime: 74 minutes