Topper Returns (1941)

topper returns

What can I say, my wife and I love these types of old movies. Its great to get out of the every day stress and have a few laughs. May 5, 2008

As close to perfect as you can get

That's right, this movie has everything. It has an all-star cast, a mansion, a murder, a ghost, and comedy! One review I read for this movie said it was the perfect rainy day movie. To that I agree. I remember the first time I saw this movie, it was pouring down rain and I remember Tom Hatten giving the introduction to it on the "Family Film Festival", a Los Angeles TV show every weekend back in the 1980's.

Cosmo Topper (Young) picks up two women (Blondell and Landis) whose taxi has broken down and takes them to their destination, an old mansion on a hill. Later that night one of the women is murdered and her ghost finds Topper once again, drags him and his chauffer (Rochester) back to the mansion to find the murderer. This intimate gathering becomes large as Topper's wife (Burke) and maid follow shortly thereafter. Also joining the party is the taxi cab driver that had broken down, along with the household of the rich old man, his doctor (Zucco), maid and butler. Oh, did I forget the police chief and officers? Even with this somewhat large staff the movie is easy to follow, they all interact well, and everyone gets in some jokes.

The only disappointing thing about this DVD is that there are no, and I mean NO extras or special features.

This movie is really a treat to anyone who hasn't seen it before. July 15, 2007

Rainy Day Movie

This is the type of movie when you do not feel like doing the work you should be doing, it's raining and you need a little comedy, a little mystery and a good story line. That's Topper Returns. I've always loved Rochester and I enjoy the part when he says "I'm going back to Mr. Benny. Nothing like this ever happens with him." This can be watched with the family without putting your hands over little eyes and ears. I am positive you'll get a chuckle out of this one. May 6, 2007

What a fun movie.

I wish we really had a here-after like in this film. Then I wouldn't fear death so much. This was fun to watch. I loved the mansion on the hill. Where on earth do they have places like this? I'd love to stay in one sometime. Wouldn't it be nice? Only, I wouldn't want to end up like the girl in this movie. I liked this movie. The DVD skips in a few places though and is frustrating, only when that happens. January 11, 2007

"Hollywood's Golden Age of Classic Comedies (2006) ... Passport Video"

Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution present "Classic Comedies >From Hollywood's Golden Age"
(Dolby digitally remastered)... relive the laughter from Hollywood's Golden Age...spanning the early years of comedy ('20s--'40s)...this collection features signature films from comedy's greatest names...besides that you just discovered the essential collection of classic comedy performances...this compilation features more hours of the best routines in comedy history than you could shake a stick at...laugh along with your favorite film, scene and actors that keep you coming back for more.

15 Fabulously Funny Feature Films (in alphabetical order in which they appear)

1. FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND (1951) Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor & Joan Bennett
2. GENERAL, THE (1927 Buster Keaton
3. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925) Charlie Chaplin
4. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell
5. INSPECTOR GENERAL,THE (1949) Danny Kaye & Elsa Lanchester
6. JUDGE PRIEST (1934) Will Rogers & Hattie McDaniel
7. LIFE WITH FATHER (1947) William Powell, Elizabeth Taylor & Irene Dunne
8. MILKY WAY,THE (1936) Harold Lloyd & Adolphe Menjou
9. MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE (1932) Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
10. MY MAN GODFREY (1936) William Powell & Carole Lombard
11. NOTHING SACRED (1937) Fredric March & Carole Lombard
12. PALOOKA (1934) Stu Erwin & Jimmy Durante
13. SPEAK EASILY (1932) Buster Keaton & Jimmy Durante
14. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (1941) Merle Oberon & Melvyn Douglas
15. TOPPER RETURNS (1941) Joan Blondell & Roland Young

Great job by Passport Video for releasing "Classic Comedies From Hollywood's Golden Age", the digital transfere with a somewhat clean and clear print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch performances mixed with laughter...they're funny, they're sad, but most of all they're passionate...here's a side-splitting collectioin of classic comedies that appeal to every sense of humor from slapstick to sophisticated... they say that laughter is always the best medicine, try some you just might like it..

Total Time: 1315 mins on 5-DVD's ~ Passport Video DVD #5870 ~ (7/11/2006) October 21, 2006

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