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Overview
Release Date:
21 March 1941 (USA) moreTagline:
Topper's having girl trouble again!Plot:
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Joan Blondell, who was accidentally... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
Very Clever moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Joan Blondell | ... | Gail Richards | |
| Roland Young | ... | Cosmo Topper | |
| Carole Landis | ... | Ann Carrington | |
| Billie Burke | ... | Mrs. Clara Topper | |
| Dennis O'Keefe | ... | Bob | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Emily - Maid | |
| H.B. Warner | ... | Mr. Henry Carrington | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Eddie - Chauffeur | |
| George Zucco | ... | Dr. Jeris | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Police Sgt. Roberts | |
| Rafaela Ottiano | ... | Lillian | |
| Trevor Bardette | ... | Rama - Butler |
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Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
88 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #6963) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:6 | Sweden:15MOVIEmeter: 
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In the film, Eddie (played by Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson) says that he's going back to "Mr. Benny", an in-joke reference to the fact that Anderson played Rochester, the valet, on Jack Benny's radio program and later TV show. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Cosmo, Gail and Eddie are walking towards the house in the snow, Eddie stops walking putting Gail to Cosmo's left (she grabs his arm). In the next shot a tree branch on Cosmo's right moves as if Gail moves it, but Cosmo still has his left arm raised as if Gail was holding his arm. moreQuotes:
Eddie, the Chauffeur: Doors opening 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.
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I often watch films like this with a real sense of detachment. It isn't that I don't enjoy them; it's that they seem dated and irrelevant to me. The cast of this film doesn't let that happen. First of all, everything is played tongue-in-cheek. Except for the bad guys, who are themselves parodies of humorlessness and the leading lady, everyone is a viable character. From Topper to his wife (Billie Burke, the good witch in "The Wizard of Oz; she is wonderful as the flighty matriarch); from Joan Blondell, the ghost, seeking the reason for her death; to Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, who actually makes a reference to working for Mr. Bennyand keeps finding himself falling down a well where there is a sea lion; to the terrific slow burns of the police detective. It all works wonderfully. I know it's not one of the great comedies of the century, but I laughed out loud several times, even though I was watching alone. This is a delight and not to be missed.