After a board of directors meeting, the Kerbys try to convince Topper to stop doing what his wife says and “live.” On the drive back to their country home, just after Marion says that she wants to do a good deed and make Topper over, George loses control of their speeding car and they crash. George & Marion Kerby like to live life to the max, they party hard and pursue the good time with carefree abandon. Film data from TMDb. With Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke. Topper (1937) Plot. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our. Tragedy occurs one day when the speeding George ends up crashing their car, killing them instantly. Cosmo Topper (Young) is a bank president whose wife (Burke) has him on a strict schedule and, though unhappy, Cosmo complies. Topper is a film that just misses the top rank. While I appreciate the many obscurities that VCI has released, its problem, speaking as a consumer, has always been that it has never established a base line on quality. They seem painfully self-involved and completely unconcerned about anyone else except themselves. Maybe felt a little long in some spots.

| Grant gets a little too reckless behind the wheel of his expensive sports car, and they end up ghosts, but there's no sadness here, and the only difference seems to be that they can now become invisible.

I think I have "Topper" and "Topper Takes a Trip" on the same Hallmark DVD, which suggests they were in the same legal bag as the Roach shorts Hallmark had. TCM says: Middle-aged New York banker Cosmo Topper’s wife Clara insists that they live a staid, well-ordered existence, the complete antithesis of bank owners George and Marion Kerby, who live for fun and excitement.

They having committed no particularly good or bad deed are in purgatory limbo caught between heaven and, earth thus existing as ghosts here. and this film is a delight. The star of the show is Roland Young. They come back as ghosts to help their bank manager friend, Cosmo Topper (Roland Young), break out of his stuffy little rut and find happiness. Wally whisks her off to Manhattan, where her supposed courage wins her many admirers.

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. for alcohol) and can make physical contact with things. Cary Grant was ridiculously handsome in his youth. The premise was great; the execution was terrible.

. Nothing about them appeals to me. I…. I always thought that Topper Returns was the third entry in the series. $5.95.

'Topper' is a fun and playful movie which has several things going for it, starting with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett, who play a sophisticated married couple who enjoy staying out all night carousing. A carefree couple (Cary Grant, Constance Bennett) are killed in a car crash. Parents Guide. Impressive visual effects, hilarious one-liners, and brilliant performances made the movie simply great. Definitely one of the most unheralded screwball comedies, and one that deserves another look, because this one is a real gem.

This is the film that got the ball rolling for Cary Grant in all of those screwball comedies we loved him for throughout the late 30's and into the 40's.There is typical Cary Grant charm throughout,though the show is nearly stolen from him by Roland Young,who,despite the fact that he plays the title character,is listed as a supporting player rather than star.This story of a recklessly irresponsible rich couple meeting their fate in an auto accident and trying to earn their way to the pearly gates by adding flair to the dull life of another is a charmer worth revisiting again and again.A must see for fans of Cary Grant and the comedy genre. The Virgin Topper vs. 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 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. Only here the manic pixie dream girl is a manic pixie dream ghost.

Norman Z. McLeod, the director of this delightful classic 1937 comedy, is rarely mentioned when the names of the great comedy directors of the Hollywood's golden era are listed in the history books. (Other than Cary Grant and Constance Bennett being ghosts.).

The Farmer's Daughter DVD $14.96 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir DVD $11.21 Film Noir Collection DVD $8.95 They are both delightful. A dead couple is determined to loosen up their friend in "Topper," a 1937 comedy starring Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, and Billie Burke.

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Cosmo TOPPER has his stuffy, henpecked life turned upside down by the interference of two recently deceased friends. Marian and George Kirby are a fun-loving Nick and Nora type who probably couldn't hold down day jobs, but in spite of their free-for-all lifestyle, you can't help but love them. Unfortunately, the George and Marion characters don't come off as likable. Constance Bennett Cary Grant Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Lana Turner Eugene Pallette Arthur Lake Hedda Hopper Virginia Sale Theodore von Eltz J. Farrell MacDonald Elaine Shepard Doodles Weaver Si Jenks Irving Bacon Lionel Belmore Clem Bevans Betty Blythe Ward Bond Hoagy Carmichael Claire Du Brey Bess Flowers Pat Gleason Kenneth Harlan Grace Hayle George Humbert Syd Saylor Martha Tilton She needs to loosen up, and he needs to assert himself, and Grant and Bennett help that along in their own odd ways. [COUNTERFEIT] 10 Mils 1937 - Cast coin [COUNTERFEIT] 10 Mils 1937 - Cast coin. She's complaining about him running to the train and looking like a silly chicken, not befitting of the president of a bank at all, and he says: "I didn't run like a silly chicken, I ran beautifully." Thorne Smith is one of those novelists who were really popular for a decade or so and then either prematurely died (like Smith) or faded with their popularity. George and Marion get killed in a car wreck but hang around to change the life of stuffy banker, Cosmo Topper. My all-time favorite comedy. Report this film. To another ghost. Balcony Gang, Foist Class. Upon closer examination, I began to notice how it was indeed a movie "set" who's walls are not parallel, but angle outwards from one another at 45 degrees or so. They went very, very wrong. © Letterboxd Limited. 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.The supporting cast includes Billie Burke and Eugene Pallette. CDC Recommends Kids 2 and Older Wear Cloth Face Masks, Ways to Keep Kids Busy While Stuck at Home, CDC Recommends Wearing Cloth Masks Outside, Social Distancing Helps Prevent Spread of Coronavirus, How to Disinfect Your Home from Coronavirus, Normal Body Weight Can Hide Eating Disorders. I don't know, but who cares. Mobile site. Grant & Bennett were probable a bit over-obnoxious as the jet setting party people, but opposite Young it evened out. The list…, Nightmare on EM street 1,328 films 616 96 Edit, Stephen Williamson 7,632 films 261 5 Edit, Missing films I can't locate on Letterboxd: Blonde Ambition (John Amero / Lem Amero 1981) I Like to Watch (Paul…, Justin Hullinger 3,163 films 761 32 Edit, UPDATE 7/8/2018: It's been a while since I checked on this list, and I'm happy to see that a lot…. oh to be cary grant's ghost wife...running around in backless dresses, singing with hoagy carmichael, wreaking general havoc... “I’m going out to get a nice, quiet job at a nut factory!”. Two stock holders in a bank that loved living it up, real posh social folk used to living the life in the fast lane snag the BIG Detour, as their car misses a hairpin turn and crashes killing both of them. I do wish Cary Grant had had more screen time though, he was gone for a while in the story. Most Blu-Rays today use the AC-3 or H.264 codecs. It's a light screwball comedy with enjoyable performances and a good script. Also, Billie Burke kept cracking me up!

Topper is a 1937 American supernatural comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Constance Bennett and Cary Grant and featuring Roland Young.