Topper (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Topper


director = Norman Z. McLeod
producer = Hal Roach
writer = Eric Hatch
starring = Constance Bennett
Cary Grant
Roland Young
Billie Burke
released = July 16 1937
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
runtime = 97 minutes
language = English
imdb_id = 0029682
followed_by = "Topper Takes a Trip"

"Topper" (1937) is a comedy film which tells the story of a stuffy, stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple. It was adapted by Eric Hatch, Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran from the novel by Thorne Smith. The film was directed by Norman Z. McLeod, produced by Hal Roach, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie stars Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, and Billie Burke. Topper was a huge hit with movie audiences in the summer of 1937 and Cary Grant had a percentage deal on the film. He made quite a bit of money on the successful film.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Young) and Best Sound, Recording.

"Topper" was followed by the sequels "Topper Takes a Trip" (1939) and "Topper Returns" (1941). There was a television series of the same name, which aired from 1953 to 1956, starring Leo G. Carroll and Anne Jeffreys. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045447/] A TV movie featuring Kate Jackson, Jack Warden and Andrew Stevens was made in 1979. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080035/]

In 1985, "Topper" was one of the first films to be re-released in color using a controversial process known as film colorization.

Cast

*Constance Bennett as Marion Kerby
*Cary Grant as George Kerby
*Roland Young as Cosmo Topper
*Billie Burke as Mrs. Clara Topper
*Alan Mowbray as Wilkins
*Eugene Pallette as Casey
*Arthur Lake as Elevator Boy
*Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Grace Stuyvesant
*Virginia Sale as Miss Johnson

External links

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