Topper Returns (1941)
Topper Returns (1941)
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Cast & Crew.
Joan Blondell
Gail Richards
Roland Young
Cosmo Topper
Carole Landis
Ann Carrington
Billie Burke
Mrs. Clara Topper
Dennis O'Keefe
Bob
Patsy Kelly
Emily, the Maid
H.B. Warner
Mr. Carrington
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Edward ('Eddie'), the Chauffeur
George Zucco
Dr. Jeris
Donald MacBride
Sgt. Roberts
Rafaela Ottiano
Lillian
Trevor Bardette
Rama
William H. O'Brien
Second Butler (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Jim - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Darryl - Police Officer (uncredited)
Paul Gerard Smith
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Topper Returns is a 1941 American supernatural comedy thriller film 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.