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Topper (film)
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| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Eric Hatch |
| Starring | Constance Bennett Cary Grant Roland Young Billie Burke |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 1937 |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Topper Takes a Trip (1939) Topper Returns (1941) |
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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. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, the film was produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The movie stars Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Arthur Lake, and Hedda Hopper.
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.[1] A TV Movie version with Kate Jackson, Jack Warden and Andrew Stevens was made in 1979.[2]
In 1985, Topper was one of the first films to be re-released in color using a controversial process known as film colorization.
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