after a fatal car accident drive by a cabman ( dennis okeefe ) and anne ( carole landis ) and gail ( joan blondell ) be go to mansion of anne father ( h. b. warner ) . there be murder gail and go back a ghost . cosmo topper ( roland young ) marry with clara ( billie burke ) help her find the man who mistakenly kill her . the picture contain enjoyable humor and ghostly adventure and awesome comedy and a little bit of whodunit about the killing and besides be pretty entertain . the casting be frankly well . thus be a gorgeous carole landis who unfortunately commit suicide with twenty nine year old after a romance with rex harrison . joan blondell be a likable ghost and she be a great comedian actress with much success and long career . roland young be agreeable and sympathetic a topper and this personage be always play by him . he be actually nominate for an oscar to the original film and no this one . he along with billie burke make a completely delight duo . special mention to the black servant and eddie anderson and a the coward and unfortunate chauffeur . in the film appear know secondary especially of terror cinema a george zucco ( mad ghoul and mummy ghost and dead man walk ) a the medic and raffaela ottiano ( decil doll ) a a housekeeper ( similar to rebeca ) and even dennis okeefe ( leopard man ) a the taxi driver . the special effect sequence be especially amuse and be nominate for an oscar . the film be well produce by hal roach ( stan laurel and oliver hardy film ) and correctly direct by roy del ruth . it precede by two movie with similar actor ¨topper¨ ( 1937 ) direct by norman z mcleod with gary grant and constance bennett while and ¨topper take a trip¨ ( 1939 ) . follow by tv series and remake a tv movie ( 1979 ) .