Top of the Form - Production & Contact Info

Top of the Form (1953)
72 min | Comedy

Top of the Form (1953)

72 min | Comedy

Some trouble with gambling forces con man Fortescue to hide out in a boys' school, posing as a professor. When the undisciplined and lazy boys have to pass a few tests, cheating becomes the only option.

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Writers

John Paddy Carstairs (screenplay) | Sid Colin (additional dialogue) | Patrick Kirwan (screenplay) | Ted Willis (screenplay)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

See all filmmakers & crew (27)

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about Top of the Form.

Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 1953

Release date

Feb 1953 (United Kingdom)

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Top of the Form.

Cast	+ Add Cast
43 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Shiner 'Professor' Fortescue 'Professor' Fortescue See fewer	The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
Harry Fowler Albert Albert See fewer	The Pickwick Papers (1952)
Anthony Newley Percy Percy See fewer	Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
Alfie Bass Artie Jones Artie Jones See fewer	The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Mary Jerrold Mrs. Bagshot Mrs. Bagshot See fewer	Disraeli (1916)
Howard Marion-Crawford Dickson Dickson See fewer	The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Richard Wattis Willoughby-Gore Willoughby-Gore See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1954)
Gerald Campion Pugley Pugley See fewer	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Jacqueline Pierreux Ivette Ivette See fewer	The Turkey (1951)
Roland Curram Terence Terence See fewer	Darling (1965)
Terence Mitchell Clarence Clarence See fewer	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Oscar Quitak Septimus Septimus See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Kynaston Reeves The Dean The Dean See fewer	Fiend Without a Face (1958)
Martin Benson Cliquot Cliquot See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Danny Green Bookies thug Bookies thug See fewer	The Ladykillers (1955)
Melvyn Hayes Schoolboy with glasses Schoolboy with glasses See fewer	It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Ronan O'Casey Brother of boy Brother of boy See fewer	1984 (1956)
Jim Brady Man Reading Magazine In Barbers Shop (uncredited) Man Reading Magazine In Barbers Shop (uncredited) See fewer	Midshipman Barney (1951)
Jacques Cey Man In Nightclub (uncredited) Man In Nightclub (uncredited) See fewer	Department S (1969)
Naomi Chance Northern Woman On Station (uncredited) Northern Woman On Station (uncredited) See fewer	He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
Ronnie Corbett Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Dan Darnelli Dignitary (uncredited) Dignitary (uncredited) See fewer
Ina De La Haye Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Arthur Dibbs Racegoer (uncredited) Racegoer (uncredited) See fewer	We Do Believe in Ghosts (1947)
Norman Fisher Dignitary (uncredited) Dignitary (uncredited) See fewer	Eat the Rich (1987)
John Gabriel Dover Passport Official (uncredited) Dover Passport Official (uncredited) See fewer	The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965)
George Holdcroft Dignitary (uncredited) Dignitary (uncredited) See fewer	Judas Priest: Breaking the Law (1980)
Frederick Kelsey Dignitary (uncredited) Dignitary (uncredited) See fewer	Nothing Barred (1961)
Fletcher Lightfoot Dignitary (uncredited) Dignitary (uncredited) See fewer	Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
Arthur Lovegrove Man Having Altercation in Cinema (uncredited) Man Having Altercation in Cinema (uncredited) See fewer	Eye of the Needle (1981)
John Lynn Man at Racetrack / Railway Porter (uncredited) Man at Racetrack / Railway Porter (uncredited) See fewer	Pressure (1976)
Andreas Malandrinos Museum Concierge (uncredited) Museum Concierge (uncredited) See fewer	The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Jack Mandeville Professor at Luncheon (uncredited) Professor at Luncheon (uncredited) See fewer
Louis Matto Cuisine du diable Waiter (uncredited) Cuisine du diable Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	Glad Tidings! (1953)
Richard Neller Schoolmaster (uncredited) Schoolmaster (uncredited) See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Hal Osmond Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited) See fewer	No Trace (1950)
Marcel Poncin Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Red Shoes (1948)
Jack Sharp Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited) See fewer	Strike (1955)
Graham Stark Wilson (uncredited) Wilson (uncredited) See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Emile Stemmler Cuisine du diable Waiter (uncredited) Cuisine du diable Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	Bang! Bang! You're Dead! (1966)
Eddie Joseph Sutch Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
John Warren Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited) See fewer	Up the Creek (1958)
Billy Wilmot Cuisine du diable Patron (uncredited) Cuisine du diable Patron (uncredited) See fewer