With eddie rochester anderson, rudy clark, scatman crothers, robert doqui. This results in a few baleful glances from toppers wife, clara. In 1964 their successful topper novelty i m not sure exactly what this product waspropelled the company into expansion and subsequent name change to topper toys. Roland young returns as banker cosmo topper, who gallantly offers a lift to pretty hitchhikers gail richards joan blondell and ann carrington carole landis. Whatever lift the new topper offers is found in the superb capering of eddie rochester anderson.
Watch free classics movies and tv shows online tubi. With joan blondell, roland young, carole landis, billie burke. The kerbys would often try to get cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it. In 1973, a television pilot for a proposed new series topper returns 1973 was produced, starring roddy mcdowall, stefanie powers and john fink. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. A pilot called topper returns 1973 was later made for a proposed tv series. Wife 1940, del ruth directed topper returns 1941, a popular sequel to the 1937 classic topper. Eddie albert is a newspaper columnist and the single dad of a 9yearold girl and della reese is the housekeeper in daddys girl, a courtship of eddies father type sitcom. Starring roddy mcdowall, stefanie powers, john fink and reginald owens, the pilot aired on march 19, 1973. Elton john full official chart history official charts company. Topper returns tv show 1973 in 1973, nbctv aired the topper returns tv show in an effort to bring some thorne smith magic back to the small screen. Tubi offers streaming classics movies and tv you will love.
Topper returns, a delightful ghostcomedyhaunted housemurder mystery, is perhaps the most satisfying of the three. This supernatural comedy was nominated for two academy awards, including one for special effects. Find release information for topper returns 1941 roy del ruth on allmovie. Topper returns 1941 roy del ruth releases allmovie. In 1969, topper returns entered the public domain in the united states because the claimants did not renew its registration in the 28th year after publication. Roland young, joan blondell, carole landis director. 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. This time, its gail richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, ann carrington landis, the intended victim. All three somehow return as ghosts from europe to haunt the kirbys. Watch free classics movies and tv shows online in hd on any device. The engaging murder mystery plot of topper returns with its sumptuous setting and elegant cinematography compensate, particularly the surreal visual splendor of blondells haunting death and her ghostly reincarnation.
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. 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 with a ghostly joan blondell in tow to solve a haunted house mystery. In 1973, nbctv aired the topper returns tv show in an effort to bring some thorne smith magic back to the small screen. Lawrence seeing his seemingly solid romance with doris threatened by an anthropology professor who has written a bestselling. Marian kerby cosmo topper is bedeviled by two ghosts whom only he can see and hear. In 1969, topper returns entered the public domain in the united states because the claimants did not renew. Topper returns roland young joan blondell carole landis 1941 a girls ghost joan blondell wants cosmo topper roland young to find the hooded man who stabbed her but meant to stab her friend carole landis. Vci entertainment has set topper takes a trip 1938 and topper returns 1941 for bluray release on 11. Topper returns, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827189823.
Young woman with friend in tow arrives at a creepy house full of creepy servants to meet her longestranged father and receive her inheritance. Migration of the brown planthopper, nilaparvata lugens stal. Complete nfl stats regular season stats team statistics. Tv buffs should keep an ear open for rochesters line about. Topper returns is a 1941 film directed by roy del ruth. This series was about a somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, cosmo topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, george and marion kerby. Friend is soon murdered by one of the creepy crowd, and her ghost enlists the help of cosmo topper who has experience with ghosts. With roddy mcdowall, stefanie powers, john fink, reginald owen. It followed 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. Play now ben mankiewicz intro topper returns 1941 ben mankiewicz introduces topper returns, 1941.
With topper s help, gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. Roy del ruth a sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friend. Topper returns image 22nd august 2000 dvd 88 mins 1. Interestingly, for this dvd, topper returns wasnt the first sequelthat would be topper takes a trip 1939 sans grant but reteaming bennett with young. With topper s help, joan sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. This pilot updated the 1937 film premise in that the ghosts died forty years earlier and havent adjusted to the hip 1970s. Unfortunately, the show wasnt picked up and the talented cast moved on to other things, with mcdowall eventually. The ghostly kerbys still owe money on a diamond ringso topper tries to prove they are no longer living. I do hope topper returns gets the bluray treatment soon. Watch all 39 topper episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Topper is a little bit worse for the wear than topper returns. Her ghost seeks aid from banker cosmo topper to find out why and by whom. Topper returns was the second and final sequel to the 1937 film topper, which was directed by norman z.
Interestingly enough, the pilot episode and a few of the early episodes were written by stephen sondheim. Her ghost seeks aid from topper to find the murderer. Topper is once again tormented by a funloving spirit. He had supporting roles in the life and times of judge roy bean 1972 and the poseidon adventure 1972 and starred in a pilot that did not go to series, topper returns 1973, and the legend of hell house 1973. Cosmo topper is bedeviled by two ghosts whom only he can see and hear.
It was a halfhour pilot that starred john fink, stepfanie powers and roddy mcdowall. Mcleod and starred cary grant and constance bennett see afi catalog of feature films, 193140. With toppers help, gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results. Aug 27, 2016 topper returns is full of one liners, but they are totally hilarious. Oct 01, 2012 goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. Topper and dennis okeefe the taxi driver and the actor who plays the police chief. The second attemp was just titled topper and aired november. Topper returns tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of thorne smith.
Topper returns updated the popular 1950s sitcom with john fink and stephanie powers as the ghostly couple with roddy mcdowell starring as cosmo toppers nephew. The third of producer hal roachs topper films, topper returns eschews the frothy screwball format of the first two in favor of an old dark house comedymystery. Enlisting the help of cosmo topper roland young gails ghost sets out to find her killer. 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. Ive been in politics ten years, and ive never seen anything as balled up as this is. For the most part, however, this picture cant decide whether its high comedy, mystery melodrama. A sassy girl finds herself dead after trading bedrooms with her heiress friend.
Two sequels followed, topper takes a trip 1938, with young and bennett but minus cary grant, and topper returns 1941, with joan blondell as another ghost haunting hapless cosmo. His final apes movie was battle for the planet of the apes 1973. Topper returns encontrase em dominio publico e pode ser livremente baixado ou assistido no internet archive. At some point the company incorporated and was traded publicly, as i found stock certificates from the topper corporation dated may, 1973. Topper returns is a great and funny 40s murder mystery comedy classic, so typical of the time. Roland young and billie burke reprised their roles as the toppers in this film, which was nominated for academy awards for best sound recording and best special effects. In the end its only 10 bucks i lost and ill still watch it, just not as much as i hoped. Tv buffs should keep an ear open for rochesters line about quot. Especially eddie rochester anderson the toppers chauffer, roland young mr. Topper returns roland young joan blondell carole landis 1941 a girls ghost joan blondell wants cosmo topper roland young to find the hooded man who. 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.