Topper (film)

Topper - The blond ghost is an American comedy film from the year 1937 the screenplay based on the novel by Thorne Smith Topper. . The movie was released in Germany under the name Topper.

Action

Cosmo Topper is a director of a New York bank. With his wife Clara, he leads a quiet and orderly life. In contrast, George and Marion Kerby are the owners of the bank, who enjoy life to the fullest. At a meeting of the directors of the Kerbys Topper try to convince them of their way of life. On the way back to their country seat, the Kerbys an accident with her ​​car. Although the two feel good, but soon they realize that they are transparent. They died in the accident and now ghosts.

Topper, who mourns his superiors, gets the repaired salvage the Kerbys. After it has banned the purchase of the car his wife, he catches a ride. In the curve where the accident Kerbys are also toppers starts skidding. When he sees the transparent body of the Kerbys, he remembers Marion's plan to make him a new man. The Kerbys take him to her apartment in New York. There Topper dances left out and gets drunk. The Kerbys, now visible again, create the wobbling toppers in the car. Before the car it comes between the drunken toppers and other drivers to battle. A policeman brings toppers to court, where he is accused of drunkenness and public indecency. Newspaper reporter learned his name and bring the incident in the newspapers.

Clara is less angry, but rather concerned that their social advancement has now become impossible in the circles of her revered Mrs. Grace Stuyvesant. But to her surprise, her husband of Mrs. Stuyvesant is invited to a party. At work Topper learns new respect from his colleagues. Marion materializes and brings toppers to invite them to a ice.

But they keep in a boutique. There underwear is sold, and topper puts a one lace panties, the Marion tried on and thus caused a stir. This he pulls panties accidentally at home from his jacket pocket. Clara is shocked and accuses him of infidelity. Topper packs a suitcase and drives away.

In the car, Marion appears. Topper takes you to check in at a hotel on the coast. At the same time George appears and searches Toppers house to Marion. There he learns of Clara that Topper was driven away. The hotel gets Topper by Marion constant appearance and disappearance difficulties with the hotel detective Casey. When George comes up, the situation is even more difficult for topper. He begs the two to disappear with him. On the way back the car drives George. At the point where he had an accident with his wife, he again loses control of the car. Topper now Spirit wants rather stay with George and Marion to return as a home.

Topper wakes up in his bed. Clara comes to him, forgives him and shows the top panties. When Clara and toppers embrace, George and Marion say goodbye to them.

Reviews

" Brilliant actors and witty dialogues, which provides lightweight frivolous grotesque film from the 30s with amazing film tricks after a difficult start peppy entertainment. ": The Encyclopedia of the International film about the film

According to Variety, Hal Roach produced a bizarre and amazing story about spiritualism. The film is carefully crafted, excellently filmed and as clever effects.

For the " TimeOut Film Guide ", the film is a "typical mistakes from the 1930s to gently and slowly in order to survive as a solid classic. "

Awards

The film received two Academy Award nominations in 1938: in the category of Best Supporting Actor (Roland Young) and Best Sound ( Elmer Raguse ).

Background

The film premiered on 16 July 1937. In Germany it was released in theaters on June 24, 1938. On German television, it was also broadcast under the title Two angels without wings.

In small supporting roles Lionel Belmore worked with as a security guard of the bank, Ward Bond as a taxi driver Eddie and Lana Turner as a nightclub visitor. The costumes by Irene.

The budget of the production was estimated at U.S. $ 500,000. The film is considered the first black and white film, which was colored (1985).

The film drew two sequels ( Topper goes on tour in 1938 and Topper 2 - The Haunted Manor from 1941 ), a TV series with 78 episodes from 1953 ( with Leo G. Carroll, Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys ) and a TV remake of the 1979 ( with Kate Jackson and Jack Warden ) to itself.

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