Blondell and landis are en route to a chilly old mansion, which is populated by all manner of sinister types. Madcap couple george and marion kerby are killed in an automobile accident. As in the prior films, roland young plays cosmo topper. The third and last of the topper series, which began in 1937 with cary grant, combines mystery, comedy, and special effects. Topper is a fantasycomedy about the fragility and brevity of life, and the obligation that we have to enjoy it as best we can while we can, while topper returns, despite having many comedic elements, is almost a film noir murder mystery.
Mcleod, starring constance bennett and cary grant and featuring roland young. When topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife. Topper is based on a series of novels by thorne smith. 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 his wife, clara billie burke. And the only reason he turned down the opportunity to play james bond was that he knew in advance that sequels were already planned. If you do it right the first time, said cary, sequels are unnecessary.
I would always much rather have a cary grant, with relatively dated film. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for topper returns 1941. Topper en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. Topper returns is a 1941 film directed by roy del ruth. 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 blondell and carole landis. This sequel from 1941, to the previous and very popular film titled, topper finds cosmo topper again being tormented by a spirit, but this time its a girl named, gail richards. Approved 1h 28min comedy, fantasy, mystery 21 march 1941 usa a sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friend. Roland young returns as cosmo topper in the third and final film following 1937s topper and 1939s topper takes a trip in the highly popular comedy series. This time around, joan blondell is the ghost, and topper helps her rest in peace by finding her murderer. 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. The third topper film of the popular topper movies. Le film topper returns 1941 vostfr admin 20170606t20. Returned as a ghost, she enlists topper to help find her killer. Buy the double feature topper topper returns to see if cary grant was right or wrong about doing sequels.
If you dont have that one it is funnier than this one. He sees dead people all the time, way before it became quite so fashionable in the sixth sense. A funloving young woman finds herself murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Topper returns 1941 roy del ruth releases allmovie. Interestingly, for this dvd, topper returns wasnt the first sequelthat would be topper takes a trip 1939 sans grant but reteaming bennett with young.
Rent topper returns 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. They get a lift from cosmo topper, who lives in the neighborhood. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Her ghost seeks aid from a banker to find out why and by whom. Topper returns, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, comedycontemporary, 637801681918. My man godfrey full movie william powell carole lombard tcc ai color duration. There is a 1932 ford roadster in every topper movienot sure if it is the same car everytime. Oscars best picture 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. Topper returns is the funniest old movie i have ever seen.
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. The play was entertaining, moved well, and was fun to watch. Benny, an injoke reference to the fact that anderson played rochester, the valet, on jack bennys radio program and later tv show. The ghosts who once appeared and spoke only to his uncle now appear and speak only.
Topper returns tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It followed topper 1937 and topper takes a trip 1938. Cosmo topper, roland young and billie burke are consistently upstaged by a sparkling new addition to the topper troupe, jack bennys famed manservant, the loveable and irascible eddie rochester anderson. Cosmo topper, roland young and billie burke are consistently upstaged by a sparkling new addition to the topper troupe, jack bennys famed manservant. An updated version of the topper story in which cosmo topper jr.
Ann carrington carole landis has just come to california on the occasion of her 21st birthday, when she is to inherit a large estate from her late mother. Find release information for topper returns 1941 roy del ruth on allmovie. A decade later, thorne smiths topper characters would be revived for a popular tv series. It tells the story of a stuffy, stuckinhisways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a funloving married couple.
In the first topper movie, the roadster is a model b. An added attraction here is the inimitable eddie anderson, better known as. Topper returns 1941 comedy, fantasy, mystery video. With toppers help, gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. This time it is the ghost of gail richards, who persuades topper to go to the home of her friend ann carrington to uncover her murderer. Its basically your typical screwball comedy complete with cary grant, but. Apr 04, 20 topper takes a trip is a marked downgrade from the original entry in the series, but is far better than the weird mysterycomedy hybrid that topper returns is. Cosmo topper is bedeviled by two ghosts whom only he can see and hear. Watch topper returns 1941 farce is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films directed by roy del ruth produced by hal ro. 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 is the third and last of the topper series, all of which starred roland young as the lead and billie burke as his annoying wife. Gail, as played by joan blondell is a beautiful young woman who has accidentally been murdered. In topper returns cosmo topper is again visited by ghosts. We conclude our topper trio with a look at the final, and weirdest installment in the series.
After trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend, a woman is murdered. Best western aventure tv films complet francais 4,830 views. I have seen it several times, and each and every time it has kept me in stitches. The third and final entry in hal roachs famed topper trilogy may very well be the best of the lot.
In the film, eddie played by eddie rochester anderson says that hes going back to mr. More contrived and slapstickoriented than the earlier toppers, topper returns still works as a neat and entertaining comedy, even in its dreadful computercolorized version. Topper returns approved 1h 28min comedy, fantasy, mystery 21 march 1941 usa a funloving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Watch topper returns starring roland young in this comedy on directv. Topper returns 1941 comedy films joan blondell, roland young, carole landis, billie burke duration. Topper returns is a 1941 film directed by roy del ruth it is the second sequel to 1937 hit film topper. Jun 06, 2017 le film topper returns 1941 vostfr admin 20170606t20. Topper returns 1941 comedy, fantasy, mystery film gorillas. Topper returns manufactured on demand, ntsc format on movies. Her ghost seeks aid from topper to find the murderer.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Joan blondell is at her best in this one, and billie burke will keep you in stitches as the ditzy mrs. I wish amazon instant video would put the first topper movie up with cary grant. With joan blondell, roland young, carole landis, billie burke. I am guessing this because of the lack of v8 badge on the headlight bar. With roddy mcdowall, stefanie powers, john fink, reginald owen.
Staring constance bennett, roland young, joan blondell and cary grant. Topper returns has joan blondell playing the ghost of gail richards. The plot doesnt develop till late in the movie, and simple lines of dialogue could tighten up the plot changes between films only to be left hanging in the breeze. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. 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. I cant really tell if the the car in topper returns is a model b or.
Media in category topper returns film the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Watch topper returns online a mistakenly murdered womans ghost seeks toppers help to find the killer and perhaps save the true target in this farcical spoof of murder mysteries featuring ghosts, relatives and foul play. Le film arizona colt returns 1970 vostfr posted on march 14, 2017 by admin with no comments regarder film arizona colt returns en streaming, telecharger film arizona colt returns gratuitement, voir film arizona colt returns en ligne. Topper returns 1941 is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of thorne smith.
Topper is a 1937 american supernatural comedy film directed by norman z. Joan blondell and roland young in topper returns 1941 topper returns 1941. Praise must be lavished on the script, cowritten by murdermystery novelist jonathan latimer who also wrote some of the better peter falk columbo episodes in the 1970s and on the playing of young, burke and eddie rochester anderson, who steal the film from headliners carole landis and joan blondell it is toppers film after all. Watch topper returns online stream full movie directv. Topper returns 1941 is a scifcifantasy romance film about a sassy girl who is found dead after switching bedrooms with her heiress friend.
Topper is again thrown into a series of crazy situations as he uncovers the true identity of the killer. Although mostly a boring and stuffy man, banker cosmo topper has the peculiar situation of being haunted by ghosts. Topper is once again tormented by a funloving spirit. I think the car is a deluxe because it has cowl lamps.
Young plays the role to perfection again and burke is equally up to the challenge. With topper s help, gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. Topper returns 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Topper returns movie trailer from the 1941 film based on characters created by author thorne smith. Topper returns 1941 posters the movie database tmdb.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Watch topper returns 1941 full movie free streaming online tubi. With topper s help, joan sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. In topper returns rochester plays the same part best plays in the body disappears. 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 returns 1941 joan blondell, roland young, carole.
Her ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whom. A sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friend. It is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of thorne smith. 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.
Apr 05, 20 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 movies. Starring joan blondell, roland young, carole landis, billie burke, eddierochesteranderson. Topper returns is a murder mysterycomedy, that will keep you in suspense until the end. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, cosmo topper. Topper returns cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Film complet the man who could work miraclesthe man who could work miracles 1936 27 films. This pilot updated the 1937 film premise in that the ghosts died forty years earlier and havent adjusted to the hip 1970s. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. 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. With toppers help, joan sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. Dec 25, 2017 a funloving young woman finds herself murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Topper returns 1941 comedy films joan blondell, roland young. The car chase at the end of the move is the same as in the movie, the body disappears. This product is manufactured on demand using dual layer dvdr recordable media.
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. Topper returns 1973 30min comedy tv movie 19 march 1973. This time, its gail richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, ann carrington landis, the intended victim. The film was adapted by eric hatch, jack jevne and eddie moran from the novel by thorne smith. One of the stars that steals the show in the body disappears is the funniest of them all, willie best.
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