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Topper

1937 · 97 min · Director: Norman Z. McLeod ★ IMDb 7.2 · 9,271 ratings

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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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Emotional fingerprint

Topper (1937) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Love15%
  4. Smile10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Joy
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor47 %47 %30 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor49 %48 %28 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %48 %19 %12 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor49 %49 %17 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor51 %46 %17 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity51 %40 %12 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor53 %45 %13 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Humor60 %58 %19 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Humor63 %63 %28 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Humor66 %65 %31 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor64 %63 %22 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor57 %55 %15 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Humor57 %56 %20 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Humor60 %56 %19 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Humor57 %51 %14 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Humor57 %54 %12 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Humor62 %60 %19 %23 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Humor67 %64 %28 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Humor68 %63 %31 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Joy67 %58 %43 %30 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

CB
Constance Bennett

RY
Roland Young

AL
Arthur Lake

HH
Hedda Hopper

HH
Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Stuyvesant

VS
Virginia Sale

VS
Virginia Sale

Miss Johnson

Tv
Theodore von Eltz

JF
J. Farrell MacDonald

Policeman

ES
Elaine Shepard

Secretary

DW
Doodles Weaver

Rustic

SJ
Si Jenks

Rustic

Irving Bacon

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

LB
Lionel Belmore

Bank Guard (uncredited)

CB
Clem Bevans

Board Member (uncredited)

BB
Betty Blythe

Mrs. Goodrich (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Eddie (uncredited)

HC
Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy - Piano Player (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Written by
Eddie Moran, Thorne Smith, Eric Hatch, Jack Jevne
Type
Movies
Released
1937
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 9,271 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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