Topper opens across the U.S. in 1937. The supernatural comedy starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett as a ghostly married couple helping the hapless Roland Young is a major hit, and is followed by two sequels and later a TV show. Young is nominated for Best Supporting Actor and the film is No. 60 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years/100 Laughs list.

This Day in Halloween: Supernatural comedy "Topper" starring Cary Grant opens across the U.S. in 1937.