IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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A fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.A fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.A fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
Eddy Chandler
- Jim - Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
George Lloyd
- Boat Captain
- (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
- Second Butler
- (uncredited)
Slicker the Seal
- Slicker the Seal
- (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
- Darryl - Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the film, Eddie (played by Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson) says that he's going back to "Mr. Benny." The reference is to Jack Benny, on whose radio and television programs Anderson played Rochester, Jack Benny's driver. This would imply that the character actually IS Rochester, but evidently they couldn't legally use that name, so they use his real name instead.
- GoofsWhen an interrogated suspect is about to reveal something crucial, the lights go out, leaving the room in complete darkness. This shouldn't be since there's a fire burning in a large fireplace nearby.
- Quotes
Eddie, the Chauffeur: Doors closing by themselves. People talkin' to nuthin' and gettin' answers. I'm going back.
Clara Topper: Back where?
Eddie, the Chauffeur: To Mr. Benny. Ain't nuthin' like this ever happened there.
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: Topper Returns (2022)
Featured review
Excellent Comedy/Mystery
I agree with the comments that this 1941 "sequel" to the 1937 classic is actually a better film despite the absence of Cary Grant. This movie is loaded with talented people - Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, George Zucco, Patsy Kelly, Eddie Anderson, Dennis O'Keefe, Rafela Ottiano, all of whom have their moments to shine. Blondell is the only bona fide major movie star in the group but it's very much an ensemble cast picture in a way you don't often see in movies from the period. Mainly a slapstick comedy, it works as a mystery too, I was surprised by the murderer's identity. Anderson and Burke are particularly funny and Blondell is a delight, very sassy and very sexy, she looks a few pounds heavier than in her 1930's Warner Bros. films but those extra curves look sensational on her, making her more Mae West-like than ever.
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- HarlowMGM
- Jan 15, 2005
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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