Ghost-Gail forces it on Topper and manipulates Topper with the gun to get everyone else into the refrigerator and lock them in. Gail is knifed to death as she gets up to shut the window having been mistaken for Ann. Ghost-Gail thanks Eddie for the help, then Ghost-Carrington apologize for dumping him in the water. Roy Del Ruth. Having had his fill of ghosts in the first two Topper films, Topper wants nothing to do with Gail's spirit, but she finally convinces him to help her identity her killer, and to rescue Ann from a similar fate. Cast: Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly, H.B. Gail is waiting on the stairs and as Ann crosses the main hall, a giant chandelier breaks loose from the ceiling. Eddie quits and Clara convinces the maid Emily to drive the Toppers home. Warner). It is the third and final entry in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith. This results in a few baleful glances from Topper's wife, Clara (Billie Burke), but the worst is still to come. . Later, when Topper is found by his wife and the bulk of the characters end up in the kitchen Ghost-Gail steals a pistol from the police detective Roberts’ pocket. In the sports car is banker Cosmo Topper (Roland Young) and his chauffeur Eddie (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson). At this point Mrs. Topper, her maid Emily (Patsy Kelly), and Eddie arrive and insist Topper is in the house and they push their way in to look for him. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "100% fresh" rating, indicating generally favorable reviews. Her father died in the mine together with Ann’s mother, and he has been impersonating Carrington and wanted to kill Ann to keep the fortune for himself.
The third of producer Hal Roach's Topper films, Topper Returns eschews the frothy "screwball" format of the first two in favor of an "old dark house" comedy-mystery. Eddie says he’s had it and wants to go back to work for his former employer, Mr. Benny, but Mrs. Topper bullies him into driving her and Emily the maid to the Carrington’s. All Rights Reserved. But the cast also has the eerie likes of George Zucco, H. B. Warner, Donald MacBryde, and Rafaela Ottiano playing one creepy housekeeper. Roland Young returns as banker Cosmo Topper, who gallantly offers a lift to pretty hitchhikers Gail Richards (Joan Blondell) and Ann Carrington (Carole Landis).
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. Full Cast & Crew.
Topper calls Eddie the chauffeur to get the car ready. William O'Brian as unnamed second butler. [6] Variety said the "[f]ilm begins to miss out when the story veers from its own premise to the level of a conventional mystery farce. Eddie grumbles and protests but he does drive Topper back to mansion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi. Movies.com, the ultimate source for everything movies, is your destination for new movie trailers, reviews, photos, times, tickets + more! Eventually he gets so scared that he runs away and drives back to the Toppers and starts packing to leave. In the conversation we find out that Ann has been raised in the East at her mother’s request. Gail is unimpressed as they have just returned from living in the East. As they drive past Topper's house, Mrs. Clara Topper (Billie Burke) is out front with her maid and waves to the approaching car.
The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Special Effects (Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse) and Best Sound Recording (Elmer Raguse). Ann’s father also reveals that the next day would be Ann’s twenty-first birthday and, according to her mother’s will, she is to come into full control of the family fortune. He gets confused by the conflicting answers and by tricks that Ghost-Gail plays from time to time.
Topper was followed by the sequels Topper Takes a Trip (1938) and Topper Returns (1941). Mrs. Topper finds him and asks where Cosmo is, and then demands to be driven to the house next door to find him. Produced by. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Mr. Carrington makes it away and gets in a car and drives off.
This pilot updated the 1937 film premise in that the ghosts died forty years earlier and haven't adjusted to the hip 1970s. [1], A TV series of Topper premiered in 1953 and ran for two seasons. The back seat of the car is loaded with luggage and Ann so Gail volunteers to ride sitting on Cosmo's lap ignoring his protests. Gail raises Ann’s skirt to expose her leg when a second car passes and the driver ends up leaving the road and crashing into a tree. They go up to the bedroom where Bob volunteers to wait outside the room and while Ann is in the room the black dressed masked assassin appears but Ann sees him in the mirror, screams, and Bob responds in time to see the black figure escape through the window. See the full list of Topper Returns cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Ann is then taken to her bedroom which is spectacularly decorated. The girls continue on to their rooms. Constance Bennett. Ann and Gail try hitchhiking and get passed by the first car. He dies and becomes a ghost himself. Cary Grant. Mr. Carrington! A figure dressed all in black, with covered face and hat, aims a rifle with the telescopic sight crosshairs focused on the cab from a distance and shoots out the rear tire. Mrs. Topper uses the phone and calls the police to report her missing husband and innocently mentions there has also been a murder. The creepy staff and Mr. Carrington confine Topper in the kitchen walk-in refrigerator.
Roland Young returns as banker Cosmo Topper, who gallantly offers a lift to pretty hitchhikers Gail Richards (Joan Blondell) and Ann Carrington (Carole Landis). A decade later, Thorne Smith's "Topper" characters would be revived for a popular TV series, starring Leo G. Carroll, Anne Jeffreys, and Robert Sterling.
The taxi flips over on its side at the very edge of a cliff, inches away from having fallen into crashing ocean waves below.
Eddie is unaware of the ghost and experiences a number of puzzles as doors open and shut, cushions depress, voices are heard, footprints appear on the snowy walkways, and so on. Bob, the taxi driver, extracts his passengers from the vehicle and leaves them at the side of the road so he can walk back to a garage they passed back down the road to seek help.
", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. Dr. Jeris, armed with a pistol, and the three staff discover him, surround him and keep him confined. Ann has no memories of her father, as they have been separated since her mother and Carrington’s business partner died in a cave in while inspecting a company mine. [4], 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.[5]. The only person whom the girls can trust -- or can they? Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Warner, Eddie Anderson, George Zucco, Donald MacBride Director: Roy … The taxi flips over on its side at the very edge of a cliff, inches away from having fallen into crashing ocean waves below. This scares Eddie to run fast past by the Toppers. How Creepy Is This Image of Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson's Jokers Together? Unable to sleep in the creepy mansion, Gail suggests that she and Ann exchange bedrooms. Ann is directed to the study to see her father by the housekeeper but her friend Gail is to stay behind. Ghost-Gail and Topper then proceed to look for her body to prove the murder. Ann escapes harm because Gail screams in time for Ann to stop and just barely be missed by the chandelier. ", "The Helen Reddy story and the song that inspired a revolution", 'Secret Society of Second-Born Royals' Interviews. She is surprised to see her husband drive past with a young blonde sitting on his lap, and distraughtly concludes he is having an adventure. Gail’s ghost separates from her body.
The two girls brazenly load their luggage and climb into the car. The lights go out suddenly and Lillian disappears. She decides to start talking to say she was in on some of the deceptions but had nothing to do with the murder. "It‘s easy to fool the eye but it‘s hard to fool the heart.". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ann, who is wondering what happened to Gail, becomes frightened and asks Bob to stick around and escort her up to her room to get the fare.
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