Topper
(1937)
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.
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Writers
Eric Hatch, Jack Jevne, Eddie Moran, Thorne Smith
Top Billed
Constance Bennett
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Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 8/10February 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…
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10July 2, 2025
Though Cary Grant and Constance Bennett take top billing, this film definitely belongs to Roland Young. He’s the fastidious and rather henpecked boss of a bank who has to look after the interests of his wastrel shareholders “George” (Grant) and his wife “Marion” (Bennett). One day, though, his luck might just have changed when they wrap their car around a tree! Sadly for him, the come back to haunt him. Not in a terrifying way, indeed he becomes … read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$500,000
Revenue
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