Topper (film)
1937 film by Norman Z. McLeod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Topper is a 1937 American supernatural comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Constance Bennett and Cary Grant and featuring Roland Young. It tells the story of a stuffy, stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple.
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Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
Screenplay by | Jack Jevne Eric Hatch Eddie Moran |
Based on | Topper (1926 novel) by Thorne Smith |
Produced by | Hal Roach |
Starring | Constance Bennett Cary Grant Roland Young |
Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | William H. Terhune |
Music by | Marvin Hatley |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 (proposed)[1] |
Box office | $2 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[2] |
The film was adapted by Eric Hatch, Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran from the 1926 novel by Thorne Smith. It was produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The supporting cast includes Billie Burke and Eugene Pallette. Topper was a huge hit with film audiences in the summer of 1937.
Topper was the first black-and-white film to be digitally colorized, re-released in 1985 by Hal Roach Studios.[3]