Topper

Topper

97 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | July 16, 1937

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

Topper

97 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | July 16, 1937

Topper
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Topper
Directors Norman Z. McLeod
Writers Eddie Moran, Thorne Smith, Jack Jevne, Eric Hatch

Cast

Constance Bennett

as Marion Kerby

Cary Grant

as George Kerby

Roland Young

as Cosmo Topper

Billie Burke

as Mrs. Topper

Alan Mowbray

as Wilkins

Eugene Pallette

as Casey

Arthur Lake

as Elevator Boy

Hedda Hopper

as Mrs. Stuyvesant

Virginia Sale

as Miss Johnson

Theodore von Eltz

as Hotel Manager

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Policeman

Elaine Shepard

as Secretary

Doodles Weaver

as Rustic

Si Jenks

as Rustic

Irving Bacon

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

Clem Bevans

as Board Member (uncredited)

Betty Blythe

as Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)

Ward Bond

as Eddie - Cab Driver Slugged by Topper (uncredited)

Hoagy Carmichael

as Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

as Sales Clerk (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Patron at Rainbow Club (uncredited)

Pat Gleason

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Kenneth Harlan

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

as Outraged Heavy Woman (uncredited)

George Humbert

as Tony - Nightclub Owner (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

as Car Salesman (uncredited)

Martha Tilton

as Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

Lana Turner

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Russell Wade

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

as Hen-Pecked Motorist's Wife (uncredited)

Claire Windsor

as Mrs. Simpkins (uncredited)

Ernie Alexander

as Reporter (uncredited)

Marvin Bailey

as Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

Davison Clark

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Dona Dax

as Hat-Check Girl (uncredited)

Vince Degen

as Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Tom Herbert

as Hen-Pecked Motorist (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

as Waiter (uncredited)

William Irving

as Policeman (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

as Maitre d' (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Bill Seckler

as Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

Walter Walker

as Judge (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Onlooker at Street Brawl (uncredited)