Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: VCI8899
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 089859889929
- Street Date: 10/31/17
- PreBook Date: 09/26/17
- Label: VCI Entertainment »
- Genre: Comedy
- Run Time: 271 mins
- Number of Discs: 3
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1937
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Topper: Cary Grant
- Constance Bennett
- Billie Burke | Topper Takes A Trip: Constance Bennett
- Alan Mowbray | Topper Returns: Joan Blondell
- Roland Young
- Carole Landis
- Billie Burke
- Dennis O'Keefe
- Director: Norman Z. McLeod
- Director: Roy Del Ruth
- Producer: Hal Roach
- Producers: Hal Roach
Product Assets
The Topper Collection (Topper, Topper Takes A Trip, Topper Returns)
This Set Contains Perfect Examples of Fantasy Entertainment at its Hilarious Best!
- List Price: $34.95 New Price!
- Your Price: $34.95
- In Stock: 662
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The 'Topper' series - three classic Hal Roach comedies about a man haunted by wacky ghosts - were adapted for the screen from the semi-risqué 1926 Thorne Smith novel, The Jovial Ghosts. Hal Roach had a very long and storied career producing comedy shorts, most notably the Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang series, but he wanted to expand into long-form films. In 1937 Roach successfully made the leap with Topper, recognized by the AFI as one of the top 100 funniest movies in American Cinema! These three classics are now available, with digitally restored picture and sound, in this special collection. As a bonus, the 'colorized' are also included! "Topper" Is one of the AFI's Top 100 Funniest Movies in American Cinema!
Media
Bonus Materials
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Contains a Colorized Version of Each Movie
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Contains a Colorized Version of Each Movie
Sales Points
- Topper is considered one of the top 100 funniest movies in American Cinema, according to the AFI.
- Topper was a huge hit with film audiences in the summer of 1937; since Cary Grant had a percentage deal on the film, he made quite a bit of money on the film's success. (Wikipedia)
- Topper was the first black-and-white film to be digitally colorized, re-released in 1985 by Hal Roach Studios.
- Topper: Nominated for 2 Oscars – Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Roland Young and Best Sound, Recording – Elmer Raguse
- Restored in Hi-Def!
- Topper: Nominated for 2 Oscars - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Roland Young and Best Sound, Recording - Elmer Raguse
- Topper was the first black-and-white film to be digitally colorized, re-released in 1985 by Hal Roach Studios.
- Topper was a huge hit with film audiences in the summer of 1937; since Cary Grant had a percentage deal on the film, he made quite a bit of money on the film's success. (Wikipedia)
- Topper is considered one of the top 100 funniest movies in American Cinema, according to the AFI.
- Restored in Hi-Def!
Press Quotes
Topper: 3-1/2 Stars. Delightful gimmick comedy with ghosts Grant and Bennett dominating life of meek Young; sparkling cast in adaptation of Thorne Smith novel...
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
Topper Returns: 3-Stars. Topper helps ghostly Blondell solve her own murder in the last of the series, with hilarious results.
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
3-Stars
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
Topper: 3-1/2 Stars. Delightful gimmick comedy with ghosts Grant and Bennett dominating life of meek Young; sparkling cast in adaptation of Thorne Smith novel...
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
Topper Returns: 3-Stars. Topper helps ghostly Blondell solve her own murder in the last of the series, with hilarious results.
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
3-Stars
—Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
