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	Topper Movie Poster
		By the way, this includes Topper's equally disengaged, hoity-toity, and stuffy wife, Clara (Billy Burke), although she has no idea what is transpiring.
		Topper was so well received at the time of its' release that Hal Roach Studios re-did the plot-premise and continued the story twice.
		Topper is a fun story, but kar krazy's, forget all of that.
	www.sd455.com /movietopper.htm (465 words)

	Topper Returns (1941) - Black Horror Movies.com ghost haunted house eddie rochester anderson
		The movie builds scenes around Rochester’s reactions; it establishes the thing he’ll react to (ghost, crow, etc.) outside of his view, then waits anxiously for him to do the inevitable double-take and run-away.
		Rochester is the only character other than Topper who encounters the ghost; the white maid, by contrast, doesn’t -- she stays with Mrs.
		(Topper doesn’t bother to explain ghost’s presence to Rochester, so we get repeated instances of Rocherster reacting as if it’s his first time seeing the ghost.) Rochester, as the butt of joke, falls an irritating three times down a shaft into a pool of water.
	www.blackhorrormovies.com /topperreturns.htm (200 words)

	Topper Headon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Topper was unable to give up drugs and left the band at the beginning of the tour in 1982.
		After his work with the Clash, Topper was considered briefly for the drumming stool in Mick Jones' outlet Big Audio Dynamite and fans also expected them to reunite, but this failed to work out because of Topper's severe addiction at this time.
		During the movie, he frankly apologized about his addiction but speculated that had he not been kicked out, the band might have lasted longer and might possibly still be together.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topper_Headon (665 words)

	Topper Review - The Ultimate Cary Grant Pages
		Topper, Alan Mowbray as Wilkins, Eugene Pallette as a house detective, and, of course, the hard-working Miss Bennett and Mr.
		TOPPER is Cary Grant's 27th film and his only movie with Constance Bennett.
		Topper until one day, Cosmo is also involved in an accident at the same place where the Kerbys had had their accident earlier, and is almost killed.
	www.carygrant.net /reviews/topper.html (1812 words)

	TOPPER - HomeVideos.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Playing the role of a courteously proper, albeit sometimes stuffy and uptight banker, Topper and his wife Henrietta, played by Lee Patrick, move into a lovely new estate where, all of a sudden the two are joined by company; dead company.
		Though Lee Patrick plays the conservative wife successfully, at times either her character, or her delivery comes off as almost too desperate, too whiny, and, in effect, I most often found her to be the most disagreeable of the quartet of main characters.
		"Topper" is a witty comedic series that reflects the temperaments of both British and American humor; the former particularly personified in Cosmo and Henrietta Topper.
	www.homevideos.com /television/topper.htm (759 words)

	Books : Topper (Modern Library) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Topper, his best-known work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie (starring Cary Grant) were based.
		It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners--the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree.
		The ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab 'summer of suburban Sundays' that is his life--and they commence a series of madcap adventures that leave Topper, and anyone else who crosses their path, in a whirlwind of discomfiture and delight.
	www.cosyreading.info /0375753052/Topper_Modern_Library.shtml (827 words)

	IGN: Comics in Context #105: Spider Boys
		Topper senses his need to get more out of life, but he allows himself to be overruled by his wife whenever he makes any effort to break free of the tedium of his daily existence.
		In the movie, Topper knows the Kerbys before their deaths: he is their banker, and he is exasperated and angered by their utter disregard for the demands of business and social propriety by which he lives his life.
		In Topper's case it seems to demonstrate his wish that he was more like the free-spirited Kerbys: if he drives their fast, flashy car, maybe he will become more like them The subtext may be that he is subconsciously summoning their spirits to aid him.
	comics.ign.com /articles/656/656802p1.html (5446 words)

	Topper by Thorne Smith, Barrett Whitener
		Having never heard of the movie, my initial attraction to this book was actually the cover art.
		The story is of Topper's rebellion against his dull life and marriage.
		One needs to understand the old term "step-ins." Typical of the TV and movie versions, Topper deals with a number of awkward situations when ghostly happenings occur before bewildered onlookers.
	www.book-summary-review.com /Topper-078619751X.htm (596 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Topper Takes a Trip : Plot
		Topper co-stars Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke and Alan Mobray are back in harness and in fine fettle.
		As in the earlier Topper film, Roy Seawright's special effects vie for top comedy honors with the superb performance by Roland Young as the ever-flustered Cosmo Topper.
		The second of producer Hal Roach's Topper films (based on the novels by Thorne Smith), Topper Takes a Trip would be followed in 1941 by Topper Returns...and, of course, by the eternally-rerun TV series of the 1950s.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/35923/plot.jhtml (311 words)

	Amazon.com: Topper: Video: Norman Z. McLeod,Constance Bennett,Cary Grant,Roland Young,Billie Burke,Alan Mowbray,Eugene ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cary Grant as George Kerby, Roland Young as Cosmo Topper, Alan Mowbray as Wilkins, Eugene Pallette as Casey, Arthur Lake as Elevator Boy, Hedda Hopper as Mrs.
		Farrell MacDonald as Policeman, Elaine Shepard as Secretary, Doodles Weaver as Rustic, Roland Young as Cosmo Topper, Billie Burke as Mrs.
		Clara Topper, Alan Mowbray as Wilkins, Eugene Pallette as Casey, Arthur Lake as Elevator Boy, Hedda Hopper as Mrs.
	www.amazon.com /Topper-Norman-Z-McLeod/dp/6301231783 (1695 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: Topper/Topper Returns
		By the time Topper Takes a Trip (not included on this DVD) came around in 1939, Grant had strung together enough hits to skip the sequel (he does appear uncredited), and then Bennett bowed out of the final film in the series, 1941's Topper Returns.
		This time, Topper (Young) is visited by the ghost of a recently murdered woman, Gail Richards (Joan Blondell), who then asks him to return to a spooky old mansion where she had been staying with her friend Ann Carrington (Carole Landis) and her mysterious father (H.B. Warner).
		Topper Returns apparently is a public-domain title, which means several DVDs are on the street, but this version probably is the most definitive, and particularly attractive since it's bundled with the superior Topper.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/t/topper.q.shtml (628 words)

	DVD Answer Man \| DVD Movies and Reviews \| Topper/Topper Returns
		In Topper Returns, which is a murder mystery, Topper meets up with Ann Carrington (Carol Landis) and her friend Gail Richards (Joan Blondell).
		Upon set up it is noted that due to the age of movie the sound on the original 1.0 Dolby is of poor quality and there are some missing sound parts.
		As with the original Topper, Topper Returns also has sound difficulties, which is noted to the viewer upon set up.
	www.dvdanswerman.com /dvd/reviews/tfilm/topper.html (637 words)

	Scifilm -- Musings, TOPPER TAKES A TRIP (1939)
		Topper must go to France to prevent his wife from getting a divorce and marrying a man who is after her money.
		Fortunately, this isn't a particularly heavy burden; the appeal of the Topper movies was in the variety of eccentric comic characters rather than any one in particular, and when all is said and done, Roland Young was probably the actor whose presence was most necessary.
		The movie itself is for all practical reasons a repeat of the previous movie; outside of giving a little more for Billie Burke to do, it really doesn't add anything really new to the mix.
	www.scifilm.org /musings3/musing1113.html (229 words)

	At the Movies at tedstrong.com
		One man thinks he can smell if someone's in love with him; a woman bakes cakes; one woman is a masseuse; one guy is going deaf -- he's an eye doctor; etc. Their lives intermingle.
		Topper (the great character actor Roland Young) is a hen-pecked husband, who was also the bank president at the bank where Kerby was the majority stockholder.
		Topper goes out to talk with a car repairman and they're really outside, somewhere near Hollywood, I presume.
	www.tedstrong.com /atthemovies5.shtml (974 words)

	Topper / Robert Sterling
		In the original Topper movie, Cary Grant and Constance Bennett starred as George and Marion Kerby, a bon-vivant couple who become reluctant ghosts after a fatal auto accident.
		Topper was the story of two eccentric newlyweds vacationing in the Swiss Alps where they meet a drunken but kindly St. Bernard dog named Neil.
		Topper aired on the CBS and NBC networks for a three seasons and remained popular in syndication after cancellation came in 1956.
	www.tvparty.com /50topper.html (564 words)

	BBC - Comedy - Guide - Topper
		This is the premise: George and Marion Kerby are a zesty, fun-loving couple enjoying a fifth wedding anniversary skiing holiday in Switzerland when they are killed in an avalanche, along with their potential rescuer, a St Bernard dog.
		They were just married to each other in real life at the time, so perhaps needed little direction to come across on TV as healthy lovers, and, unusually for the period, equals in their partnership.
		Since the 1950s there have been two failed attempts at reviving the creation on TV: Topper Returns (screened in the USA on 19 March 1973) was a half-hour pilot that starred John Fink, Stefanie Powers and Roddy McDowall; Topper (9 November 1979) was a two-hour TV special with Andrew Stevens, Kate Jackson and Jack Warden.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/t/topper_1299003161.shtml (623 words)

	Old Time Favorite Movies on DVD
		Disguised as a Topper film, and with Roland Young and Billie Burke again cast as Mr and Mrs Topper, this is really a clever murder mystery in reverse, a sort of "why he done it".
		This inevitably leads to Veta Louise deciding to have her good natured brother committed to a mental hospital leading to all sorts of mix-ups, including being his sister being committed instead, leaving Elwood to sort everything out with his kindly and unwaveringly pleasant approach to life.
		But; TOPPER RETURNS must be considered one of the craziest and funniest movies ever made.
	sayata.com /movies/oldtimefavoritesondvd.html (1384 words)

	Classic TV! Topper TV Series Volume 1
		Following the success of the "Topper" movies, the well-loved characters created by Thorne Smith were brought to life on the small screen from 1953-1956.
		When the ghosts of George and Marion Kirby return to their home after dying in a skiing accident, they discover the house is now occupied by uptight banker Cosmo Topper and his wife.
		Topper's goddaughter falls in love with a movie star and asks Cosmo to host a dinner for the pair.
	www.otrnow.com /store/dvd/TopperTVSeries_01.htm (326 words)

	Classic Movie! Topper Returns Starring: Joan Blondell & Roland Young
		This classic film offers excellent special effects and an all-star cast highlighting this terrific tale of Cosmo Topper whose life is besieged by wise-cracking ghosts.
		The third in the Topper comedy- mystery series, Cosmo (Roland Young) is besieged by a wisecracking ghost (Joan Blondell) who demands that he help her find her killer.
		The cast of characters includes a malevolent butler, a straightlaced housekeeper, a frightfully playful seal, the disappearing body of Joan Blondell, and Topper's chauffeur "Rochester" who is afraid of the invisible ghost's antics.
	www.otrnow.com /store/dvd/TopperReturns.htm (200 words)

	Topper - Moviefone
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		Topper - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
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		Topper's peace and tranquility are again abruptly stopped by the ghost of Gail Richards (Joan Blondell).
		Apparently the beauty was murdered by mistake while vacationing at the house of her friend Ann Carrington (Carole Landis), the intended victim.
		Well, she is not having any of it and decides to enlist the help of Topper to unravel the mystery of her murder bringing about chaos and hilarity in the process.
	www.netbroadcaster.com /new/movies/topperreturns.html (140 words)

	Movie Info for Topper on MSN Movies
		Roach selected the racy Thorne Smith fantasy novel Topper for adaptation, and the result was one of the most endearingly funny films of the decade.
		Naturally, this doesn't sit well with Topper's supercilious wife (Billie Burke) nor his long-suffering butler (Alan Mobray), especially during a climactic free-for-all at a vacation resort.
		Though special effects abound in Topper, most of the humor derives from the embarrassed reactions of Roland Young as he tries to fend off the flirtatious advances of the ghostly Marion and the benignly strongman tactics of the spectral George.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=29582 (304 words)

	Arilds Movie Spanking List.
		I will bet nobody knows the name of the movie where she is threatened with a spanking.
		Visitors were taking stronger stands on spanking stuff and movies and it had more spirit to it.
		it was not acceptable for the hero in a movie to beat up the heroine,even though she was allowed to belt him on the jaw.If the hero fractured the skull of the bad guy the audience applauded.If he would have done that to the bad girl there would have been complaints.The
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	Classic TV Shows - Topper with Leo G, Carroll, Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling
		Lee Patrick as Henrietta Topper Thurston Hall as Mr.
		Much to Cosmo's dismay, the house is haunted by the previous owners, George (Robert Sterling) and Marion Kirby (Anne Jeffreys).
		Topper's life would have been very boring without them.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/topper.htm (232 words)

	Topper, Volume 1 - Television on DVD (1953) - Alpha Video : Oldies.com
		Episode 3: Topper's goddaughter falls in love with a movie star and asks Cosmo to host a dinner for the pair.
		In the series, the ghosts of married couple George and Marion Kirby (Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys) return to their home after a skiing accident to teach its current occupant, a stuffy banker (Leo G. Carroll), to enjoy life.
		I have seen Topper and Topper Returns, also use to watch the Topper series many years ago and always loved it and needless to say I would love to be able to buy TOPPER and the second movie plus not only VOLUMES 1 AND 2 BUT THE REST OF THE SERIES.
	www.oldies.com /product-view/4260D.html (619 words)

	deseretnews.com - Movie review: Hot Shots! Part Deux \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		Charlie Sheen is back as Topper Harley, this time pumped up to do a "Rambo" takeoff (right down to having Richard Crenna as a co-star), primarily crossed with plotting from "Casablanca." But, of course, there are comic zings aimed at some 40 other movies as well.
		As with the first film, some of the best jokes here are throwaways — in Saddam's refrigerator are "Hungry Nomad" dinners and "Falafel Helper." And the brilliant, dumb, silly and stupid jokes are all thrown together in a mix that leaves them virtually undistinguishable.
		There are also many more raunchy and gross-out gags here than in the first film, and so many are so specific that those who haven't seen the movies being referenced may feel a bit left out in the cold.
	deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,815,00.html (422 words)

	Scifilm -- Musings, THE NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS (1935)
		This movie was based on a novel by Thorne Smith, the same man who gave us the novel "Topper", on which the movie TOPPER is based.
		That movie was the last time I encountered Alan Mowbray in this series; there he played a butler.
		The title refers to the second half of the movie, where our protagonist brings several statues of Greek gods to life, and they (for want of a better phrase) run amuck.
	www.scifilm.org /musings2/musing754.html (298 words)

	Scifiwire Movie News (3/19/2003) - Spiderman, Jetsons, and of course...Superman! - Movie-List Forums
		Adam Shankman is in talks to direct a live-action movie version of The Jetsons for Warner Brothers, Variety reported.
		Shankman (Bringing Down the House) is also attached to develop a remake of the 1937 Cary Grant ghost movie Topper at Disney, the trade paper reported.
		A previous Jetsons movie was made in 1990, helmed by Joseph Barbera and the late William Hanna, the trade paper reported.
	www.movie-list.com /forum/showthread.php?p=34145 (400 words)

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