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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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Dennis Schwartz

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 27 2009 05:58 AM

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 17 2008 06:49 AM

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Variety Staff

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 17 2008 06:48 AM

Variety

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 17 2008 06:46 AM

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Geoff Andrew

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 03:19 AM

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MaryAnn Johanson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 31 2005 04:11 PM

Flick Filosopher

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Linda Cook

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comment Comment | Sep., 20 2005 08:11 PM

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Oct., 17 2003 01:47 PM

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Ken Hanke

Stylish, whimsical comedy-fantasy with great cast.

comment Comment | Sep., 18 2003 12:39 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 24 2003 08:03 AM

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Dave Kehr

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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