Topper
Topper is a 1937 American supernatural comedy film starring Constance Bennett and Cary Grant, and featuring Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, and Eugene Pallette in support. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it tells the story of a stuffy, stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple. The film was adapted by Eric Hatch, Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran from the 1926 novel by Thorne Smith. It was produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Topper was a huge hit with film audiences in the summer of 1937. Topper was the first black-and-white film to be digitally colorized, re-released in 1985 by Hal Roach Studios.
Plot
George and Marion Kerby are as irresponsible as they are rich. When George wrecks their flashy custom roadster, they wake up from the accident as ghosts. Realizing they are neither in Heaven nor Hell because they have never been responsible enough to do good deeds nor sufficiently venal to do bad, they decide that freeing their old friend Cosmo Topper from his suffocatingly regimented lifestyle will be their ticket into Heaven.
More details
| author | Eric S. Hatch Jack Jevne |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Norman Z. McLeod |
| editor | William H. Terhune |
| genre | comedy fantasy romance |
| keywords | dead friend drink flirt good deed married old friend suffocate wake up |
| musicBy | Marvin Hatley |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Hal Roach |
| productionCompany | Hal Roach Studios |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | dance ghost romantic comedy romantic fantasy screwball comedy |