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Topper (1937)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:15

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A fun-loving and handsome couple are killed when they smash their sporty roadster into a tree while returning from a bender. As ghosts in limbo, they decide that one good deed will send them to... A fun-loving and handsome couple are killed when they smash their sporty roadster into a tree while returning from a bender. As ghosts in limbo, they decide that one good deed will send them to heaven, so they choose to enliven the life of their dull friend Topper by showing him how to live as they did -- fast and loose. [More]

Starring: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke

Starring: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Arthur Lake, Hedda Hopper

Director: Norman Z. McLeod

Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Producer: Hal Roach
Screenwriter: Jack Jevne, Eric Hatch, E. Edwin Moran
Composer: Edward B. Powell, Hugo Friedhofer

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Nov 29, 1990

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The film is noted for making Cary Grant a major star.

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Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A frightfully funny mix of special effects and languid humour which inspired two excellent sequels...

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Signalizes [Roach's] entry into full-length sophistication.

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09/17/08
TIME Magazine

Sophisticated, but a touch too mild, saved by an ebullient cast.

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Dan Callahan
Dan Callahan
ToxicUniverse.com

Cary Grant and Constance Bennett are Thorne Smith's continental ghosts, haranguing tired businessman Roland Young in arch screwball style.

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Emanuel Levy
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Too gentle and leisurely to survive as a solid classic, though there's pleasure to be found in the cast's graceful way with comedy and their smooth ensemble playing.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Stylish, whimsical comedy-fantasy with great cast.

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09/18/03
Ken Hanke
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09/20/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

[C]harming and witty darlings... get to spend eternity wandering around in their evening clothes...

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Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Cary Grant and Constance Bennett, as the reincarnated Kerbys, do their assignments with great skill.

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09/17/08
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