Overview
A whimsical journey of love and redemption unfolds in the afterlife.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- classic movie night
- lighthearted date night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an original, carefully made, visually inventive comedy led by strong performances, especially Roland Young's comic work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marion and George return as ghosts to interfere in Cosmo Topper's constrained domestic and professional life.
The Kerbys repeatedly fade into thin air through photographic effects and mechanical illusions.
The ghosts undertake the rehabilitation of henpecked banker Cosmo Topper, encouraging him to loosen his rigid existence.
Marion's flirtatious intervention and the possibility of a scandalous husband unsettle the Toppers' respectable marriage.
Films like Topper, and why
The Awful Truth
shared screwball comedy, romantic mischief, and rapid-fire social comedy
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
shared screwball comedy, eccentric character dynamics, and supernatural-adjacent comic invention
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
shared fantasy romance, playful afterlife premise, and sophisticated 1930s comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Release Date
- 1937-07-16
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (141)
Cast
- Constance Bennett
- Cary Grant
- Roland Young
- Billie Burke
- Alan Mowbray
- Eugene Pallette
- Arthur Lake
- Hedda Hopper
- Virginia Sale
- Theodore von Eltz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Cineverse
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Topper about?
- A pair of pleasure-seeking ghosts turn their buttoned-up banker friend into the unlikely subject of a mischievous supernatural makeover.
- What is Topper like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Topper as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Topper violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Topper as mild.
- What did critics think of Topper?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an original, carefully made, visually inventive comedy led by strong performances, especially Roland Young's comic work.
- Which films are like Topper?
- Films with a similar feel include The Awful Truth, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
- How long is Topper?
- Topper runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Topper?
- In United States, Topper streams on fuboTV, Cineverse.
