Topper Returns
| Topper Returns | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by |
Jonathan Latimer Thorne Smith (novel) |
| Starring |
Joan Blondell Roland Young Carole Landis Billie Burke |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | James Newcom |
Production company |
Hal Roach Studios |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Topper Returns (1941) is the third and final entry in the initial series of films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith. It followed Topper (1937) and Topper Takes a Trip (1938). As in the prior movies, Roland Young and Billie Burke play the Toppers, while Joan Blondell portrays a murder victim and ghost who tries to save her friend, played by Carole Landis, and unmask her killer with the help of a reluctant Cosmo Topper.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Special Effects (Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse) and Best Sound, Recording (Elmer Raguse).[1]
A TV series of Topper premiered in 1953 and ran for two seasons.[2] A pilot called Topper Returns (1973)[3] was later made for a proposed TV series. There was also a made-for-TV remake of the original film, Topper in (1979).[4]
In 1969, the film entered the public domain (in the USA) due to the claimants failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.[5]
Cast
- Joan Blondell as Gail Richards
- Roland Young as Cosmo Topper
- Carole Landis as Ann Carrington
- Billie Burke as Clara Topper
- Dennis O'Keefe as Bob
- Patsy Kelly as Emily
- H. B. Warner as Henry Carrington
- Eddie Anderson as Eddie
- George Zucco as Dr. Jeris
- Donald McBride as Police Sergeant Roberts
- Rafaela Ottiano as Lillian
- Trevor Bardette as Rama
See also
References
- ↑ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ↑ Topper (1953 TV series) at IMDB
- ↑ Topper Returns (1973 pilot for proposed TV series) at IMDB
- ↑ Topper (1979 TV Movie) at IMDB
- ↑ Pierce (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. OCLC 15122313. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
External links
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