Topper Returns (DVD)

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Topper Returns (DVD)
A classic oldies movie!

Condition

New

Publisher

Vidtape

Published Date

2001-01-01

Rating MPA

Not Rated

Recording Length

87

Recording Studio

Vidtape

Format

DVD

Brand

Miracle Pictures

Age Group

Adult

Amazon ASIN

B0002Y186E

UPC / EAN

090328308742

Year

1941

ReleaseDate

1941-03-21

RuntimeMins

88

RuntimeStr

1h 28min

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars, 2 nominations total

Directors

Roy Del Ruth

Writers

Thorne Smith, Jonathan Latimer, Gordon Douglas

Stars

Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis

Produced by

Hal Roach

Music by

Werner R. Heymann

Cinematography by

Norbert Brodine

Film Editing by

James E. Newcom

Art Direction by

Nicolai Remisoff

Set Decoration by

William Stevens

Costume Design by

Royer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bernard Carr

Sound Department

William Randall, Elmer Raguse

Visual Effects by

Roy Seawright

Stunts

Duke York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff

Music Department

Irvin Talbot

Additional Crew

Hal Roach, Irene Martin, H.W. Winston

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Companies

Hal Roach Studios

Countries

USA

Languages

English

ContentRating

Passed

ImDbRating

6.8

ImDb Rating Votes

3065

Short Description

Topper Returns is a 1941 fantasy comedy thriller directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Jonathan Latimer. The third and final installment in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith, it succeeds Topper (1937) and Topper Takes a Trip (1938).

As in the prior films, Roland Young plays Cosmo Topper, a mousy banker who gets into trouble because of his ability to see and speak with ghosts, and Billie Burke plays his wife, who is constantly befuddled by his strange antics. The plot revolves around a murder mystery. Joan Blondell portrays a slain woman who seeks out the reluctant Topper and enlists his help in identifying her killer and saving her friend, played by Carole Landis. Most of the action takes place in a spooky mansion filled with eccentric characters, trapdoors and secret passages.

The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Special Effects (Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse) and Best Sound Recording (Elmer Raguse). A TV series, Topper, premiered in 1953 and ran for two seasons. A pilot called Topper Returns (1973) was later made for a proposed TV series. There was also a made-for-TV remake, Topper, in 1979.

In 1969, Topper Returns entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.

Keywords

Screwball comedy,car accident,sequel,psychotronic film,car crash