Topper (1953)


Topper
Release Date09 October 1953
GenreFantasy, Comedy
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeTelevision
Film ClassHeaven-Can-Wait Fantasies, Fantasy Comedy
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesGhosts
TonesAffectionate, Easygoing, Gentle, Goofy, Humorous, Light
TagsFriendship, Ghost, Haunted House, Inhabitant
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Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Anne Jeffreys
Marion Kerby

Robert Sterling
George Kerby

Leo G. Carroll
Cosmo Topper

Lee Patrick
Henrietta Topper

Thurston Hall
Mr. Schuyler 

Buck
Neil

Mary Field
Thelma Gibney

Edna Skinner
Maggie 

Douglas Wood
Sudbury 

Barbara Knudson
Lola 

Paul Bryar
Lafferty 

Harry Shannon
Beamis 

James Parnell
Deliveryman 

Herbert Heyes
Hartsock

Anthony Warde
Barco 

Frank Ferguson
Dr. Lang 

Nolan Leary
Quimby 

Herb Vigran
Fenster

Lillian Bronson
Miss Erskine 

Lisa Daniels
Marlene

Renny McEvoy
Waiter

Director

Lew Landers

Paul Landres

Leslie Goodwins

James V. Kern

Leslie H. Martinson

Writer

Thorne Smith

George Oppenheimer

Philip Rapp

Robert Riley Crutcher

Stanley Davis

Donn Mullally

Elon Packard

Norman Paul

Robert Thomsen

Producer

John W. Loveton
producer / co-executive producer

Bernard Schubert
producer

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Kenneth Peach

William P. Whitley

Editor

Nick DeMaggio

Chuck Gladden

Casting Director

Ralph Acton

Art Director

Arthur Lonergan

Walter Koessler

Charles H. Clarke

Set Decorator

Fred M. MacLean

James Roach

Alfred Kegerris

Production Manager

Herbert E. Stewart
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William Kissell
assistant director

Willard M. Reineck
assistant director

Sound Department

Frank Goodwin
sound / sound engineer

Buddy Myers
sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects

Ray Mercer
visual effects supervisor

Editorial Department

Tholen Gladden
supervising editor

Sherman A. Rose
supervising editor

Music Department

Roy Ingraham
composer: theme music

Charles Koff
composer: theme music

Edward Paul
composer: theme music

Other Crew

Philip Rapp
script editor / supervising story editor

Helen McCaffrey
script supervisor

Production Company

CBS Television
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Distributor

CBS Television

Alpha Video Distributors

King World Productions
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Moviecraft

USA Home Video

Special Effects

Film Effects of Hollywood
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Miscellaneous

Ohrbach's
fashions






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