You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

"Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events."

Cast

Bobby Short

as Narrator

Richard Adler

as Self

Kitty Carlisle

as Self

Saul Chaplin

as Self

Cyd Charisse

as Self

Alfred Drake

as Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Self

Michael Feinstein

as Self

Ted Fetter

as Self

Brendan Gill

as Self

Bob Hope

as Self

Jean Howard

as Self

Garson Kanin

as Self

Lisa Kirk

as Self

Gene Kelly

as Self

Swifty Lazar

as Self

Tony Martin

as Self

Johnny Mathis

as Self

Patricia Morison

as Self

Janis Paige

as Self

Linda Ronstadt

as Self

Arnold Saint Subber

as Self

Alexis Smith

as Self

Dionne Warwick

as Self

Maurice Chevalier

as Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

as Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

as Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

as Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant

as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

as Self (archive footage)

Shirley MacLaine

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Martin

as Self (archive footage)

Ethel Merman

as Self (archive footage)

Robert H. Montgomery Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Hermes Pan

as Self (archive footage)

Cole Porter

as Self (archive footage)

Norma Shearer

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Maury Yeston

as Self

Crew

Sam Kerr Lockhart

Business Affairs Coordinator

Diane Dufalt

Associate Producer

Margaret Reid

Associate Producer

Michael Bianchi

Editor

Harlene Freezer

Coordinating Producer

Don Lenzer

Camera Operator

Kirk D'Amico

Producer

Roger Grange

Camera Operator

Allan Albert

Writer

Charles L. Barbee

Camera Operator

Elizabeth Cotnoir

Co-Producer

Scott P. Doniger

Online Editor

Vera Aronow

Line Producer

Allan Albert

Director

Susan Lacy

Executive Producer