"90 ROARING MINUTES OF LAUGHS!"

1937

1h 37m

6.7(129 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

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76 members

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Constance Bennett

Marion Kerby

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Cary Grant

George Kerby

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Roland Young

Cosmo Topper

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Billie Burke

Mrs. Topper

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Alan Mowbray

Wilkins

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Eugene Pallette

Casey

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Arthur Lake

Elevator Boy

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Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Stuyvesant

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Virginia Sale

Miss Johnson

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Theodore von Eltz

Hotel Manager

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J. Farrell MacDonald

Policeman

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Elaine Shepard

Secretary

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Doodles Weaver

Rustic

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Si Jenks

Rustic

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Irving Bacon

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Lionel Belmore

Bank Guard (uncredited)

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Clem Bevans

Board Member (uncredited)

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Betty Blythe

Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)

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Ward Bond

Eddie (uncredited)

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Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)

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Claire Du Brey

Sales Clerk (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Patron at Rainbow Club (uncredited)

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Pat Gleason

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Kenneth Harlan

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

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Grace Hayle

Outraged Heavy Woman (uncredited)

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George Humbert

Tony - Nightclub Owner (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Car Salesman (uncredited)

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Martha Tilton

Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

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Lana Turner

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Russell Wade

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Ruth Warren

Hen-Pecked Motorist's Wife (uncredited)

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Claire Windsor

Mrs. Simpkins (uncredited)

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Ernie Alexander

Reporter (uncredited)

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Marvin Bailey

Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

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Davison Clark

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Dona Dax

Hat-Check Girl (uncredited)

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Vince Degen

Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

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Eddie Fetherston

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

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Tom Herbert

Hen-Pecked Motorist (uncredited)

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Shep Houghton

Waiter (uncredited)

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William Irving

Policeman (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Maitre d' (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

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Bill Seckler

Member of 'Three Hits and a Miss' (uncredited)

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Walter Walker

Judge (uncredited)

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Billy Wayne

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Onlooker at Street Brawl (uncredited)

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Harry Adams

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Marie Barde

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Ralph Brooks

Unknown Role

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James Carlisle

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Unknown Role

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Dick Cherney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dorothy Christy

Unknown Role

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Lester Dorr

Bank Teller (uncredited)

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Tom Ferrandini

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Sam Flint

Board Member (uncredited)

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Kay Garrett

Unknown Role

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Anita Garvin

Unknown Role

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Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Unknown Role

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Max Hoffman Jr.

Unknown Role

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Sheldon Jett

Unknown Role

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Crauford Kent

Unknown Role

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Carl M. Leviness

Unknown Role

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Leota Lorraine

Unknown Role

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Jack Mulhall

Unknown Role

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Jack Perry

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Alexander Pollard

Maitre d' (uncredited)

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Jack Raymond

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Unknown Role

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Art Rowlands

Unknown Role

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Scott Seaton

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Eric Wilton

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