Topper (1937 film) received Academy Award nominations

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Topper (1937 film) is a classic screwball comedy fantasy film best known for its witty ghostly hijinks, starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett, and for earning multiple Academy Award nominations.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
screwball comedy film ⓘ
AcademyAwardNomination Best Actor in a Supporting Role ⓘ
Best Sound Recording ⓘ
Best Writing, Screenplay ⓘ
basedOn Topper (novel) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Thorne Smith ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Cosmo Topper ⓘ
George Kerby ⓘ
Marion Kerby ⓘ
cinematographer Norbert Brodine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
countryOfRelease United States ⓘ
director Norman Z. McLeod ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editor William Terhune ⓘ
followedBy Topper Returns ⓘ
Topper Takes a Trip ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
screwball comedy ⓘ
musicBy Hoagy Carmichael ⓘ
Marvin Hatley ⓘ
narrativeFocus afterlife comedy ⓘ
ghostly hijinks ⓘ
nominatedCategory Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay ⓘ
nominatedPerformer Roland Young ⓘ
notableFor early cinematic depiction of fun-loving ghosts ⓘ
witty ghostly hijinks ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfFilmSeries Topper film series ⓘ
producer Hal Roach ⓘ
productionCompany Hal Roach Studios ⓘ
releaseYear 1937 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 97 ⓘ
screenwriter Eddie Moran ⓘ
Eric Hatch ⓘ
Jack Jevne ⓘ
starring Alan Mowbray ⓘ
Billie Burke ⓘ
Cary Grant ⓘ
Constance Bennett ⓘ
Eugene Pallette ⓘ
Roland Young ⓘ
title Topper ⓘ

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