With toppers help, gail sets out to find her killer with the. Hes only in the first movie, but the sequels are entertaining in their own right. Mostly the spooks are not a problem, but then the ghost of a young woman begins to pester topper for a favor she wants him to help solve her murder. Nevertheless, its surprising that in wanting to establish himself as a feature film producer, roach never really repeated toppers formula for success. Topper en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. The third and last of the topper series, which began in 1937 with. Gordon douglas, jack jevne, jonathan latimer, paul girard smith. Jun 06, 2017 le film topper returns 1941 vostfr admin 20170606t20. Gail joan blondell and ann carole landis are making their way to anns family estate and are forced by circumstance to hitch a ride with cosmo topper roland young, a dithering banker, and.
The car chase at the end of the move is the same as in the movie, the body disappears. Topper returns 1941 we conclude our topper trio with a look at the final, and weirdest installment in the series. Hollywoods favorite wisecracker plays gail richards, a woman accidentally murdered. The third of producer hal roachs topper films, this entry stars roland young as banker cosmo topper, who gallantly offers a lift to pretty hitchhikers joan. Being one of the best actresses around, she knows exactly how to use the lines for ultimate comedic effect.
It followed topper 1937 and topper takes a trip 1938. Topper returns 1941 is the third and final entry in the initial series of films inspired by the novels of thorne smith. I still havent seen the second film in the series, topper takes a trip. In light of this history, it seems fitting that topper should again be on the. An updated version of the topper story in which cosmo topper jr. He then helmed the musical the chocolate soldier 1941, with nelson eddy and rise stevens, and maisie gets her man 1942, the fifth installment in the maisie series starring sothern. It is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of thorne smith. A sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friendher ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whomstars joanne blondell,roland young,carol. After trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend, a woman is murdered. Topper returns 1941 comedy, fantasy, mystery video.
Many consider this to be the best of the topper trilogy, thanks largely to the sassy presence of joan blondell. Even the humor comes faster than in the first two toppers. I guess willie best was unavailable utters something like this is getting pretty monotonous which accurately sums up this third and last of the topper comedy films. I wish amazon instant video would put the first topper movie up with cary grant. Its basically your typical screwball comedy complete with cary grant, but. Cosmo topper is given more clever lines this go around. Slicker the seal in topper returns 1941 joan blondell and roland young in topper returns 1941 carole. The play was entertaining, moved well, and was fun to watch. Topper returns free a sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friend. Her ghost seeks aid from a banker to find out why and by whom. Topper returns manufactured on demand, ntsc format on movies.
Mcleod, starring constance bennett and cary grant and featuring roland young. Her ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whom. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for topper returns 1941. One of the stars that steals the show in the body disappears is the funniest of them all, willie best. Wife 1940, del ruth directed topper returns 1941, a popular sequel to the 1937 classic topper. It tells the story of a stuffy, stuckinhisways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a funloving married couple. Topper was the first blackandwhite film to be digitally colorized, rereleased in 1985 by hal roach studios, with color by colorization, inc. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, cosmo topper.
Ive been hesitant to watch the sequels since i do love the original so much, but shirking my usual pattern of watching things in order, i decided to tune in. According to the internet movie car database, cosmo topper who if one remembers, always had an eye for special automobiles, had eddie driving his 1936 mercedes ssk throughout the film. Billie burke who played glinda, the good witch in the wizard of oz, plays the airheaded wife of cosmo topper played by roland young, a mild mannered, apologetically polite man, who finds himself in a number of uncomfortable, inexplainable situations. When topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife. As in the prior films, roland young plays cosmo topper, a mousy banker who gets into trouble because of his. Billie burke filmographie le guide des films en francais. If you dont have that one it is funnier than this one. Topper returns is the third film in the topper series. My man godfrey full movie william powell carole lombard tcc ai color duration.
Madcap couple george and marion kerby are killed in an automobile accident. Although mostly a boring and stuffy man, banker cosmo topper has the peculiar situation of being haunted by ghosts. Staring constance bennett, roland young, joan blondell and cary grant. This third film adds an element of mystery, suspense and chills to the comedy. He was already a veteran of film comedy, and roach studios seemed well. A funloving young woman finds herself murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend.
Topper returns is a 1941 film directed by roy del ruth. Topper returns 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Topper returns, a delightful ghostcomedyhaunted housemurder mystery, is perhaps the most satisfying of the three. Theres no cary grant in this the third installment of the popular horrorcomedy series, but roland young returns as the ever put upon and flustered topper again though, this time trying to. Distributie joan blondell, eddie rochester anderson. Apr 05, 20 topper returns 1941 we conclude our topper trio with a look at the final, and weirdest installment in the series. Topper is once again tormented by a funloving spirit. Watch topper returns 1941 full movie free online streaming tubi. This collectors edition has been digitally restored to improve picture and sound quality without degrading the look and feel of this historic example of early cinema. Starstruck 2000film completo gratis film senza limiti. Her ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whomstars joanne blondell,roland young,carol landisdirected by. The topper collection does not have cary grant in all films.
The ghosts who once appeared and spoke only to his uncle now appear and speak only. Le film topper returns 1941 vostfr admin 20170606t20. The default language is italian in this version, but you can reset it for english on your dvd players remote. In topper returns rochester plays the same part best plays in the body disappears. Returned as a ghost, she enlists topper to help find her killer. Topper returns manufactured on demand, ntsc format on. Topper returns 1941 is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of thorne smith. See more ideas about billie burke, ruth hussey and classic movies. As the third and final entry in hal roachs famed topper trilogy, one might expect topper returns to be of a lesser quality than the previous two films, topper 1937 and topper takes a trip 1939. This time, its joan blondell, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, ann carrington landis, the intended victim. Topper is a 1937 american supernatural comedy film directed by norman z.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Topper returns 1941 posters the movie database tmdb. Topper returns 1941 joan blondell, roland young, carole landis. Less than an hour into this movie the character played by eddie rochester anderson whose mildly racist part as the stereotypical scared negro chauffeur. Film complet the wild man of borneothe wild man of borneo 1941 drame, romantique. Her ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whom stars joanne blondell,roland young,carol landisdirected by.
Interestingly, for this dvd, topper returns wasnt the first sequelthat would be topper takes a trip 1939 sans grant but reteaming bennett with young. Topper returns is a topper film in name only because our beloved wealthy leader is marginalized and reduced to befuddled detective in a movie that has nothing to do with any of the themes or characters set down in the first two. The film was chosen because its original 1937 release represented hal roachs entry into major feature film production. Dec 22, 2014 a sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friendher ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whomstars joanne blondell,roland young,carol. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Find movie and film cast and crew information for topper returns 1941 roy del ruth on allmovie. May 17, 2017 topper returns is the third film in the topper series.
Film complet and one was beautifuland one was beautiful 1940. With the success of topper the studios decided a sequel was in order, and like many sequels, topper returns 1941 is no match for the original. Topper returns 1941 roy del ruth cast and crew allmovie. With topper s help, gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. In the film, eddie played by eddie rochester anderson says that hes going back to mr. Dec 25, 2017 a funloving young woman finds herself murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend.
1255 1433 1565 248 1063 227 669 502 915 486 520 292 1451 752 112 39 156 1032 1337 551 218 1324 1552 1152 2 875 462 354 774 540 56 903 495 468 750 1345 839 468 571 151 376 1069