Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington, the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

English

6.9

♡ 9

86%

husband wife relationship

H.C. Potter Director

Frank Faylen as Adjutant

Frank Coghlan Jr. as Boy in Montage

Donald MacBride as Hotel Manager

Bill Patton as Undetermined Secondary Role

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.

The Egg and I

1947

English

6.9

♡ 5

78%

Action

Animation

based on novel or book

Chester Erskine Director

Louise Allbritton as Harriet Putnam

Donald MacBride as Mr. Henty

Herman Hack as Reveler at Country Dance

Richard Long as Tom Kettle

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.

Buzzin' Around

1933

English

6.2

♡ 3

Alfred J. Goulding Director

Harry Ward as Bit Part

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Cornelius - the Farm Boy

Gertrude Mudge as Matron in Car

Donald MacBride as Policeman

Fatty invents a liquid with flubber-like properties which makes objects resilient and unbreakable. Unfortunately, in his rush to get out of the house to demonstrate his invention, he unknowingly grabs a jar of moonshine instead of the jar which holds his wonder liquid. To make matters worse, as he drives to the demonstration, a football-sized beehive falls from a tree onto the cargo bed of his truck . . .

My Favorite Wife

1940

English

7.2

♡ 11

86%

Garson Kanin Director

Donald MacBride as Hotel Clerk

Matty Roubert as Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden

Horace McMahon as Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen

Murray Alper as Yosemite Bartender

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.

The Time of Their Lives

1946

English

7.5

♡ 6

81%

Charles Barton Director

Bud Abbott as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Donald MacBride as Lt. Mason

Marjorie Reynolds as Melody Allen

Binnie Barnes as Mildred Dean

Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

Animal Crackers

1930

English

7.4

♡ 19

97%

88%

Action

based on play or musical

Victor Heerman Director

Lillian Roth as Arabella Rittenhouse

Donald MacBride as House Party Guest

Fredi Washington as House Party Guest

Harpo Marx as The Professor

The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

English

7.5

♡ 5

100%

Alexander Hall Director

Evelyn Keyes as Bette Logan

Ken Christy as Chuck - Plainclothesman

Robert Montgomery as Joe Pendleton

Donald MacBride as Police Inspector Williams

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?

Good News

1947

English

6.7

♡ 3

78%

Charles Walters Director

Donald MacBride as Coach Johnson

June Allyson as Connie Lane

William A. Boardway as Dance Guest

Shirley Jean Rickert as Dancer

At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.

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Animal Crackers

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

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