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Topper

Name: Topper
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Released: 1937-01-01

1937 film by Norman Z. McLeod

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Released: 1937
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0029682/Retrieved 2016-05-22
2.filmaffinity.com/en/film908939.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-22
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Screenwriter: Jack Jevne
, Eric S. Hatch
Producer: Hal Roach
Cast: Constance Bennett
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1.filmaffinity.com/en/film908939.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-22
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, Cary Grant
, Roland Young
, Billie Burke
+14 more
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: romantic comedy
, fantasy film
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0029682/Retrieved 2016-05-22
2.filmaffinity.com/en/film908939.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-22
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, ghost film
Country of origin: United States

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Topper is a 1937 American supernatural comedy film starring Constance Bennett and Cary Grant, and featuring Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, and Eugene Pallette in support. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, it tells the story of a stuffy, stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple. 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. 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.

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Director of photography: Norbert Brodine
Narrative location: New York City
Title: Topper
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(February 6, 1938) statement is subject of: 10th Academy Awards · nominee: Roland Young
Academy Award for Best Sound(February 6, 1938) nominee: Elmer A. Raguse · statement is subject of: 10th Academy Awards
Color: black-and-white
Film editor: William H. Terhune
Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 89%(January 18, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 18 critic review
7.4/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Topper”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Has characteristic: film based on a novel

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