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Auction History Result 7p0739 TOPPER TC R1944 Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, wacky art of Cupid on champagne bottle! Date Sold 11/19/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1944 Re-Release Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (LC TC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Topper, the classic 1937 Norman Z. McLeod fantasy ghost comedy ("90 Roaring Minutes of Laughs!"; "Based on the novel by Thorne Smith"; produced by Hal Roach; about a handsome young couple who are killed, and they come back as ghosts, but only one man can see them, which causes many comic results) starring Constance Bennett (as Marion Kerby, the female ghost), Cary Grant (as George Kerby, the male ghost), Roland Young (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Cosmo Topper), Billie Burke (Roland Young and Billie Burke are billed as "as Mr. and Mrs."), Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, and Hoagy Carmichael (in a minor uncredited role!). Note that this was an extremely successful movie, and naturally, MGM wanted to make a sequel, but two years later, Cary Grant declined to participate (he was too big a star!), and a script for the sequel was written where he was still in Heaven, and Constance Bennett was accompanied by a dog, Mr. Atlas (played by Asta, the famous dog from the "Thin Man" series!). Two years later, another sequel was made, but Bennett did not return for this sequel, and Joan Blondell starred as a different ghost in need of Mr. Topper's help. In 1953, a successful TV show was made based on this movie, and it starred Leo G. Carroll as Cosmo Topper, and Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling as the ghosts, and the show ran for three seasons. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this card was printed with a very tiny bottom border that makes it look as though the card may have been trimmed, but that is not true, as it measures the full 11" x 14". Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: fair to good. There is a long diagonal pencil mark at upper right that someone attempted to erase, but it is still very noticeable. There are creases, smudges, and tiny tears around the edges, with tape on the back of tears in the right of the top border. There are pinholes in the corners. Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this card. Learn More about condition grades 
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