Cary Grant and Being Dead

Cary Grant and Constance Bennett star in “Topper” (1937)

There’s a lot to say about how media affects us humans. Probably I will say more on that later. For now, take a look at this still from the 1937 film, “Topper.” What do you see? Early film magic gave us an image of two well-dressed people as ghosts. It’s very effective--and hilariously funny--in th…