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7.2/10
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A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
J. Farrell MacDonald
- Policeman
- (as J. Farrell McDonald)
Harry Adams
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe easiest part of the shoot for Cary Grant and Constance Bennett was the many special effects scenes, which only required them to record their lines while special effects artists made the various items they moved, from fountain pens to a pair of frilly lace panties, appear to move on their own.
- GoofsIn the Sea Breeze Hotel Lobby, Topper has a chair follow behind him, forcing him to sit whenever he stops walking. The second time it happens, Roland Young (aka, Topper) anticipates it a good second before the chair contacts the back of his legs. This implies that Young was sitting without certainty the stalking chair was behind him.
- Quotes
Cosmo Topper: My wife objects to drinking.
George Kerby: Then she shouldn't drink.
Cosmo Topper: She doesn't.
George Kerby: What's her objection?
- ConnectionsEdited into Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
- SoundtracksOld Man Moon
(1937)
Music & Lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael
Sung by Hoagy Carmichael (uncredited), Constance Bennett (uncredited) and Cary Grant (uncredited)
Played as dance music by nightclub orchestra and
Sung by Three Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Featured review
Influential box office hit finds a couple of free spirited, newly deceased ghosts inspiring a dull banker to live life to the fullest. The simple, straightforward story is given a fresh approach by a witty script and terrific performances from the entire cast - Roland Young is divine in an Oscar-nominated performance in the title role, and Cary Grant and Constance Bennett are terrific as the dearly-departed couple. The film was followed by two sequels, a long-running television series, a made-for-TV remake, and a whole slew of imitators - although none of which ever approached the quality of the original. A delightful good time that remains arguably the best supernatural comedy that Hollywood has ever produced.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Una pareja invisible
- Filming locations
- Bullocks Wilshire, 3050 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, California, USA(Seabreeze Hotel entrance)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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