Top Banana

This version of the Broadway musical breaks all the cinematic rules but still manages to provide fine entertainment. Shot on what appears to be a stage like that of New York's Winter Garden Theater, where the show actually ran, they just let the cameras roll and allowed the many fine comics to have their moments. Silvers is a manic-depressive, egotistical TV comedy star who bears more than a little resemblance to Milton Berle at the height of his career. When his ratings begin to droop, Silvers is ordered to add some young people to his show as a love interest. He hires Judy Lynn, a sales clerk, and Danny Scholl. Silvers finds himself falling for Lynn, but she is n...