The Topper Collection

The spirit-filled madcap screwballer "Topper" (1937) stars Cary Grant and Constance Bennett as fun-loving socialites George and Marion Kerby, who come back as ghosts after being killed in a car accident. 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 life. Billie Burke, Hedda Hopper, Eugene Pallette, Arthur Lake co-star.

Next, Mrs. Topper (Burke)--certain that her spook-seeing husband’s bonkers--flees to Europe in search of a divorce, sending Topper (Young) and Marion (Bennett) on a hilarious quest to win her back, in the sequel "Topper Takes a Trip" (1939). Alan Mowbray, Verree Teasdale, Franklin Pangborn co-star.

Lastly, the spirit of Gail Richards (Joan Blondell)--who’d just met her fate in a creepy old house--cajoles Topper (Young) into helping uncover her unknown killer, in "Topper Returns" (1941). Burke, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Carole Landis, Dennis O'Keefe co-star.

4 1/2 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English; colorized versions; theatrical trailers.