Curiosidades

During World War II, he served in the US Navy in the Phillippines.

Interviewed in the Tom Weaver books "Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers" (McFarland & Co., 2005) and "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010).

Began with American-International Pictures in the late 1950s. he eventually became AIP's head of production, making a series of low-budget features aimed primarily at the teenage market.

Was active in the Variety Clubs of America, as writer-director-producer and narrator of fund raising films.

Like the better-known Roger Corman, Topper was nothing if not frugal: one of his films, The Diary of a High School Bride (1959) he shot in seven days for just $80,000.