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

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05/24/03
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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
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06/12/04
Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall

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

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09/17/08
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Signalizes [Roach's] entry into full-length sophistication.

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09/17/08
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10/17/03
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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03/16/04
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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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

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

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04/27/09
Dennis Schwartz
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06/10/05
Douglas Pratt
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DVDLaser

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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Stylish, whimsical comedy-fantasy with great cast.

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09/18/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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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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10/31/05
MaryAnn Johanson
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11/12/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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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