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Topper (1937)

16/07/1937 (US)Comedy, Fantasy, Romance1h 37m
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90 ROARING MINUTES OF LAUGHS!

Overview

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Constance Bennett

      Constance Bennett

      Marion Kerby

    2. Cary Grant

      Cary Grant

      George Kerby

    3. Roland Young

      Roland Young

      Cosmo Topper

    4. Billie Burke

      Billie Burke

      Mrs. Topper

    5. Alan Mowbray

      Alan Mowbray

      Wilkins

    6. Eugene Pallette

      Eugene Pallette

      Casey

    7. Arthur Lake

      Arthur Lake

      Elevator Boy

    8. Hedda Hopper

      Hedda Hopper

      Mrs. Stuyvesant

    9. Virginia Sale

      Virginia Sale

      Miss Johnson

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    A review by John Chard

    8.0
    Written by John Chard on Feb 4, 2020

    Jovial ghosts in pleasant purgatory. George & Marion Kerby like to live life to the max, they party hard and pursue the good time with carefree abandon. During one devil may care drive home fuelled with excess, they crash into a tree and are instantly killed, yet strangely their spirits are still on earth, and it would seem they need to achieve something of value before they can hit the big house in the sky. Enter regimental prig Cosmo Topper, a friend and colleague of the Kerby's, and someone who is about to become their pet make over project! Based on Thorne Smith's novel, "The Jovial...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$500,000.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • banker
    • based on novel or book
    • bank
    • car accident
    • anger
    • ghost
    • accident