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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   2,445 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Thorne Smith (novel)
Jack Jevne (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 July 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
90 ROARING MINUTES OF LAUGHS! (original 11x14 title lobby card) more
Plot:
A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Birthday Suit: You've Seen Demi's
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Full Programme announced for the 2009 London Film Festival
 (From The Hollywood News. 9 September 2009, 3:57 AM, PDT)

User Reviews:
Great film that set the standard for all supernatural comedies to follow more (33 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Constance Bennett ... Marion Kerby

Cary Grant ... George Kerby
Roland Young ... Cosmo Topper

Billie Burke ... Mrs. Clara Topper
Alan Mowbray ... Wilkins
Eugene Pallette ... Casey
Arthur Lake ... Elevator Boy
Hedda Hopper ... Mrs. Grace Stuyvesant
Virginia Sale ... Miss Johnson
Theodore von Eltz ... Hotel Manager
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Policeman (as J. Farrell McDonald)
Elaine Shepard ... Secretary
Doodles Weaver ... Rustic
Si Jenks ... Rustic
Three Hits and a Miss ... Themselves - Vocal Quartette
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander ... Reporter (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore ... Bank Guard (uncredited)
Clem Bevans ... Board Member (uncredited)
Betty Blythe ... Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Eddie - Cab Driver Slugged by Topper (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hoagy Carmichael ... Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy ... Nurse (uncredited)
Davison Clark ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Donna Dax ... Hat-Check Girl (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Bank Teller (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey ... Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston ... Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... Board Member (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat Gleason ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Kenneth Harlan ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Outraged Heavy Woman (uncredited)
Tom Herbert ... Hen-Pecked Motorist (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr. ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Waiter (uncredited)
George Humbert ... Tony - Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
William Irving ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett ... Photographer (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Maitre d' (uncredited)
Crauford Kent ... Board Member (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall ... Irate Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Jack Perry ... Onlooker at Street Brawl (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Syd Saylor ... Car Salesman (uncredited)
Martha Tilton ... Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

Lana Turner ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Walter Walker ... Judge (uncredited)
Ruth Warren ... Hen-Pecked Motorist's Wife (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Onlooker at Street Brawl (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Onlooker at Hotel (uncredited)
Claire Windsor ... Mrs. Simpkins (uncredited)
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Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod 
 
Writing credits
Thorne Smith (novel "Topper")

Jack Jevne (screenplay) &
Eric Hatch (screenplay) &
Eddie Moran (screenplay)

Produced by
Milton H. Bren .... associate producer
Hal Roach .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Marvin Hatley (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Norbert Brodine 
 
Film Editing by
William H. Terhune  (as William Terhune)
 
Art Direction by
Arthur I. Royce 
 
Set Decoration by
William Stevens  (as W.L. Stevens)
Arthur I. Royce (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Samuel Lange (gowns) (as Samuel M. Lange)
Irene (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Earl Rettig .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Alex de Sakhnoffsky .... special sets (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
William Randall .... sound
Elmer Raguse .... sound director (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Roy Seawright .... photographic effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Marvin Hatley .... musical director
Arthur Morton .... music arranger
Leroy Shield .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Hal Roach .... presenter
Harvey Parry .... drove car (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #3272) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:o.Al.

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was the first black & white film to be "colorized" in 1985. more
Quotes:
George Kerby: Quiet, I'm practicing to be an angel.
Marion Kerby: Some angel you'd make.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Topper Takes a Trip (1938) more
Soundtrack:
Old Man Moon more

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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Great film that set the standard for all supernatural comedies to follow, 20 April 2006
8/10
Author: robb_772 from United States

Influential box office hit finds a couple of free spirited, newly deceased ghosts inspiring a dull banker to live life to the fullest. The simple, straightforward story is given a fresh approach by a witty script and terrific performances from the entire cast - Roland Young is divine in an Oscar-nominated performance in the title role, and Cary Grant and Constance Bennett are terrific as the dearly-departed couple. The film was followed by two sequels, a long-running television series, a made-for-TV remake, and a whole slew of imitators - although none of which ever approached the quality of the original. A delightful good time that remains arguably the best supernatural comedy that Hollywood has ever produced.

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