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Bookmark this pageTopper (1937)
Director: Norman Z McLeod
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From Time Out Film Guide
Thorne Smith's novel about a dull banker (Young) haunted by dashing ghosts (Bennett and Grant) proved popular enough as a film to spawn two sequels and a TV series. Now it seems an archetypal piece of cinematic fluff from the '30s - 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.Author: GB
Cast & crew
Director: Norman Z McLeod
Producer: Hal Roach
Cast: Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Hedda Hopper full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 97 mins
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