20 movies like Top Banana, ordered by similarity : Two Tickets to Broadway(1951), Hairspray(2007), Late Show(1999), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), Love Thy Neighbor(1940), Summer Stock(1950), Dangerous When Wet(1953), France boutique(2003), Music in My Heart(1940), Here Comes the Groom(1951), Twentieth Century(1934) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
100 Minutes
Phil Silvers Rose Marie Danny Scholl Judy Lynn Jack Albertson Johnny Coy Joey Faye Herbie Faye Brad Hatton
actor salesgirl tv personality personal assistant young man producer amusing lighthearted outlandish television studio department store show business love triangle television egoism publicity love rivalry 1950s
A filmed version of Phil Silvers' hit Broadway show about a television comic who tried to regain his ratings on TV.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
106 Minutes
Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gloria DeHaven Eddie Bracken Ann Miller Barbara Lawrence
singer love interest agent girlfriend producer lighthearted amusing charming manhattan, n.y. bus station central park television studio bus song and dance big break deception television love rise 1950s
Nancy Peterson and her friends want to get a spot on Bob Crosby's TV show, but their agent has linked them.
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK|Canada
2007
115 Minutes
John Travolta Nikki Blonsky Amanda Bynes Christopher Walken Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer Brittany Snow James Marsden Allison Janney
teenager dancer mother father best friend rival campy heartwarming inspiring baltimore household television studio high school dance racism television love competition underdog rivalry
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Comedy
Germany
1999
107 Minutes
Thomas Gottschalk Harald Schmidt Veronica Ferres Jasmin Tabatabai Olli Dittrich Sabine Orléans Dieter Pfaff Andrea Sawatzki Karl Markovics Otto Schenk Jürgen Tarrach
television producer radio operator radio personality star celebrity audience amusing engaging creative witty heartwarming lighthearted germany tv station television television studio television commercials television personalities television ratings radio show
The program director of a German TV station desperately looks for a new talk master for the Late Show.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Dick Powell Gloria Stuart Adolphe Menjou Glenda Farrell Grant Mitchell Dorothy Dare Alice Brady Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Winifred Shaw Joseph Cawthorn
mother daughter son fiancée lover hotel desk clerk amusing lighthearted hotel romance rivalry love wealth performance pursuit underdog 1930s
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Jack Benny Fred Allen Mary Martin Verree Teasdale Eddie Anderson Virginia Dale
jack benny fred allen niece valet sister rival amusing cheeky madcap coast united states docks miami apartment feud show business brawling love triangle imprisonment rivalry
Jack Benny is preparing his New Year's Eve radio broadcast but takes time out to take his valet Rochester to meet his girlfriend Josephine arriving on a steamer. Fred Allen and his sister ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Judy Garland Gene Kelly Eddie Bracken Gloria DeHaven Marjorie Main Phil Silvers Ray Collins Carleton Carpenter Nita Bieber Hans Conried Paul E. Burns
actress sister dancer housekeeper fiancé cheery lighthearted farm connecticut stage farming sibling rivalry song and dance romance show business transformation love rivalry 1950s
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Esther Williams Fernando Lamas Jack Carson Charlotte Greenwood Denise Darcel William Demarest Donna Corcoran Barbara Whiting Bunny Waters Henri Letondal Paul Bryar
salesman swimmer frenchman farmer beautiful woman amusing campy charming lighthearted english channel farm france swimming farming cartoons love triangle love growing up rivalry 1950s
A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.
Comedy
France
2003
94 Minutes
Karin Viard François Cluzet Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Micheline Presle Mickaël Chirinian Julien Lucas Jean-Yves Chatelais Valérie Bonneton Vincent Debost Noémie Lvovsky
husband wife tv personality schemer rival television producer airy lighthearted witty amusing engaging playful tv station france television shopping failing business failing marriage humor sabotage
Comedy about the daily operations of a TV shopping channel.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Tony Martin Rita Hayworth Alan Mowbray Edith Fellows Eric Blore George Tobias
actor love interest millionaire fiancé manservant immigration official winsome engaging new york city ship taxicab radio station street new love love triangle deportation chance meeting show business love pursuit
Rita Hayworth co-stars with famed recording artist Tony Martin in this musical comedy featuring the music of Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. Following various comic misunderstandings, ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
113 Minutes
reporter girlfriend fiancé cousin orphan lighthearted amusing paris boston orphanage love triangle adoption marriage love rivalry 1950s
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
Comedy
USA
1934
91 Minutes
John Barrymore Carole Lombard Walter Connolly Roscoe Karns Etienne Girardot Ralph Forbes Charles Levison Edgar Kennedy
theatrical producer actress boyfriend rival accountant mental patient hysterical charming outlandish train new york city chicago theater apartment love triangle actors show business travel love rivalry
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
UK
2013
100 Minutes
Paul Brannigan Jason Flemyng Peter Mullan Antonia Thomas George MacKay Jane Horrocks Freya Mavor Kevin Guthrie Emma Hartley-Miller Sara Vickers Elaine M. Ellis
young man young woman love interest boyfriend girlfriend family uplifting lighthearted moving charming scotland musicals growing up moving love relationships romance growing up adventure love
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
genius business owner host love interest pet sister amusing charming lighthearted outlandish hollywood, calif. television studio office game show intelligence retribution television personalities schemes revenge love
In order to get even with the pompous president of a soap company, an eccentric genius goes on his quiz show in order to bankrupt his company.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Gloria Grahame Marcy McGuire Aubrey Mather Tamara Shayne
singer clerk songwriter schoolteacher veteran janitor lighthearted amusing charming brooklyn, n.y. music store neighborhood music love triangle show business ambition new life love adventure 1940s
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer John Lund
musician socialite reporter fiancé endearing charming lighthearted rhode island newport, r.i. mansion love triangle marriage high society pursuit rivalry love 1950s
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Comedy
1955
108 Minutes
Ulla Jacobsson Eva Dahlbeck Harriet Andersson Margit Carlquist Gunnar Björnstrand Jarl Kulle Åke Fridell Bjorn Bjelvenstam Naima Wifstrand Gull Natorp
lawyer stepmother son actress count maid sultry amusing tender estate sweden household party love forbidden love deception romance jealousy love rivalry
A man, his former mistress, his indifferent wife and a jealous suitor engage in a weekend of mate-swapping.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Musical, Comedy
USA
1962
106 Minutes
Elvis Presley Laurel Goodwin Stella Stevens Jeremy Slate Benson Fong Guy Lee Frank Puglia Lili Valenty
fisherman love interest guide boss rich girl rival endearing playful amusing boat pacific ocean hawaii seaside courtship aspirations seafaring love triangle career vs. love quest love
When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.