It is one of the best things hollywood ever produced at the height of the madcap comedy craze of the thirties. Topper is cary grants 27th film and his only movie with constance bennett. Topper 1937 a hilarious ghost story with cary grant. Go back to 1975, say, and it was deemed reckless and ridiculous when one maverick critic by the name of. Cary grant was born archibald alexander leach on january 18, 1904 in horfield, bristol, england, to elsie maria kingdon and elias james leach, who worked in a factory. Dec 14, 2017 george cary grant and marion kerby constance bennett are a young, happygolucky couple who love to party. Topper is a feelgood movie with cary grant and constance bennet a funloving couple that drive a little too fast, one last time and end up dead. Topper 22 1937 comedy film sub eng cary grant constance bennett. Mcleod, cary grant, constance bennett, roland young, comedy, fantasy, romance march 12, 2018 the funloving kerbys, stockholders in the bank of which henpecked, stuffy cosmo topper is president, drive recklessly once too often and become ghosts. Fields was to have played the role of topper and jean harlow was to have played mrs. Oct 01, 2012 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Aug 5, 2012 topper, cary grant, constance bennett, 1937.
As far as i know, topper returns is the only sequel cary grant ever did. Cary grant is best known for the debonair flavor he brought to the screen. Cary grant celebrity profile check out the latest cary grant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Topper 1937 comedy film official trailer cary grant constance bennett.
January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, who was one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. George stevens, known for a place in the sun 1951 and giant 1956, directs cary grant and irene dunne in this heartwrenching tale of a. Made just as his star was hitting its peak, it is the last film in which he ever played a supporting. Cary grant and constance bennett star as a highspirited but recently deceased couple who set their ghostly sights on cosmo topper roland young, a middleaged, stuckinarut bank president, as the prospective beneficiary of a good deed that will earn them a spot in heaven. The spiritfilled madcap screwballer topper 1937 stars cary grant and constance bennett as funloving socialites george and marion kerby, who come back as ghosts after being killed in a car accident. Searches related to cary grant total verified torrents. Last week, i recorded an old 1937 black and white movie, topper, which starred cary grant, constance bennett, billie burke later to be immortalized as the good witch and roland young as cosmo topper, the bemused recipient of. Topper 1979 this updating of the screwball classic about two brand new angels, a carefree rich couple on earth who have a devil of a time getting into heaven stars kate jackson and her thenhusband andrew stevens who also were the films executive producers in the roles played in the 1937 original by constance bennett and cary grant. I would always much rather have a cary grant, with relatively dated film technologies, than any of the many contemporary movie celebrities, with special effects undreamed of at the time topper was being filmed. Most important, grant is the subject of one of the best fulllength biographies of a hollywood actor, the incisive and considered cary grant. Last week, i recorded an old 1937 black and white movie, topper, which starred cary grant, constance bennett, billie burke later to be immortalized as the good witch and roland young as cosmo topper, the bemused recipient of his dead friends good deeds. Some of these are radio versions of his film performances, but he also did many new and unseen radio drama, comedy, and suspenseful programs.
Topper the 1937 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Title sequence from topper 1937, directed by norman z. Topper is based on a series of novels by thorne smith. George cary grant and marion kerby constance bennett are a young, happygolucky couple who love to party.
Topper 1937 official trailer cary grant, constance bennett movie hd. There isnt much need or point now to waste time saying that cary grant was a great actor. Aug 05, 2012 aug 5, 2012 topper, cary grant, constance bennett, 1937. Topper, cary grant, constance bennett, 1937 classic. Cary grant is the quintessential leading man in both dramas and comedies. Go back to 1975, say, and it was deemed reckless and ridiculous when one. Mcleod, starring constance bennett and cary grant and featuring roland young. Cary grant and constance bennett play george and marion kerby, two wealthy, freewheeling socialites killed in a car accident. Their ghostly status seems to have put nary a dent in the couples.
Topper, cary grant, constance bennett, 1937 classic movies. His early years in bristol would have been an ordinary. Spiritfilled madcap screwballer stars cary grant and constance bennett as funloving socialites george and marion kerby, who come back as ghosts after being killed in a car accident. In fact, just to watch roland young, constance bennett and cary grant in the same film is a dream come true. This is the final film to have include the cast from the original although cary grant only appears in footage from the earlier adventure and is the one not available on dvd.
A stuffy and quiet banker has his life turned upsidedown by a couple of funloving ghosts. Topper takes a trip george kerbyin scenes from topper 1939. Topper is a 1937 american supernatural comedy film directed by norman z. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Download yify movies acted by cary grant via yify torrent. Cary grant archibald alexander leach, before he legally changed his name at the time of his us citizenship naturalization, he was called archie born bristol, england, january 18, 1904 died davenport, iowa, november 29, 1986 age 82 cerebral hemorrhage todays trivia. Mcafee end user license agreement, which applies to mcafee software, mcafee software excluding firmware that is preloaded, preinstalled. By clicking submit and downloading, installing, andor using the mcafee products, you agree on behalf of your company to the mcafee terms that apply to your mcafee products. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Sources for purchasing all 72 cary grant videos in ntsc format.
Constance thinks shes only suffered a run in her stocking, but. Oct 10, 2015 topper 22 1937 comedy film sub eng cary grant constance bennett. The special effects are amazing, all being inthecamera techniques, and not the bluescreen techniques used today. May 11, 2019 topper 1979 this updating of the screwball classic about two brand new angels, a carefree rich couple on earth who have a devil of a time getting into heaven stars kate jackson and her thenhusband andrew stevens who also were the films executive producers in the roles played in the 1937 original by constance bennett and cary grant. Grant had become tired of being cary grant after twenty years, being successful, wealthy and popular, and remarked. It propelled cary grant to the alist after five years in hollywood and launched a franchise that included two sequels, a 1950s t. Searches related to carygrant total verified torrents. Realizing they may have been too selfish to get into heaven, they set out to redeem themselves by teaching repressed bank president cosmo. Mcleod, starring constance bennett, cary grant, roland young, billie burke, eugene pallette.
Topper is a silly little screwball comedy with a supernatural twist. Britishborn actor cary grant born archibald leach escaped his humble bristol environs and unstable home life by joining an acrobatic troupe, where he became a stiltwalker. The film was adapted by eric hatch, jack jevne and eddie moran from the novel by thorne smith. It tells the story of a stuffy, stuckinhisways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a funloving married couple. This is an unofficial site for resource purpose only. During the rise and height of his movie career, grant also made many radio appearances. Tags classic movies roland young constance bennett cary grant topper. Topper also stars cary grant and constance bennett as the ghosts george and marion kerby. Topper was moviemaker hal roachs jump from tworeel comedies to the bigtime movies. Topper, the delightful and original film directed by norman z mcleod, should be seen more often. Realizing they may have been too selfish to get into heaven, they set out to redeem themselves by teaching repressed bank president cosmo topper roland young. Topper returns has joan blondell playing the ghost of gail richards. He had a skill for appearing silly but remaining suave and sophisticated while doing so. But after a car accident kills them both, they discover that they havent done enough.
He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing grant was born in horfield, bristol. Cary grant personal wardrobe relic keychain north by northwest to catch a thief fabric fobs worn by grant. In 1952, grant starred in the comedy room for one more, playing an engineer husband who with his wife betsy drake adopt two children from an orphanage. His early years in bristol, england, would have been an ordinary lowermiddleclass childhood except for one extraordinary event. They need to stay on earth until they do a good deed, so they decide to help the poor banker live a little. Cary grant movies on dvd the ultimate cary grant pages. Bob and cary grant perform a skit about two hicks in the big city trying to gamble. Numerous odd jobs kept him going until he tried acting, and, after. To play yourself, your true self, is the hardest thing in the world. Topper cary grant movie buick cars, buick century, buick. Realizing they may have been too selfish to get into heaven, they set out to redeem themselves by teaching repressed bank president cosmo topper roland young how to enjoy. Once told by an interviewer, everybody would like to be cary grant, grant is said to have replied, so would i.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. We are not associated with shareit technologies co. Kerby, but harlow became ill and passed away shortly before the film commenced. A funloving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy topper. Topper 12 1937 comedy film sub eng cary grant constance bennett.
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