Topper is a series of comedy fantasy novels written by Thorne Smith. The novels are about a respectable banker called Cosmo Topper and his misadventures with a couple of ghosts, Marion and George Kerby.
A number of films were made based on the novels: Topper, Topper Takes a Trip, and Topper Returns, as was a TV series.
The series is now copyright in the United States until 2021 as the copyright was renewed in 1953.