Description

Topper Returns (1941) is the third and final entry in the initial series of films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith. It followed Topper (film) (1937) and Topper Takes a Trip (1938). As in the prior movies, Roland Young and Billie Burke play the Toppers, while Joan Blondell portrays a murder victim and ghost who tries to save her friend, played by Carole Landis, and unmask her killer with the help of a reluctant Cosmo Topper.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Visual Effects (Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse) and Academy Award for Sound (Elmer Raguse).

Cast

• Joan Blondell as Gail Richards
• Roland Young as Cosmo Topper
• Carole Landis as Ann Carrington
• Billie Burke as Clara Topper
• Dennis O’Keefe as Bob
• Patsy Kelly as Emily
• H. B. Warner as Henry Carrington
• Eddie Anderson (comedian) as Eddie
• George Zucco as Dr. Jeris
• Donald McBride as Police Sergeant Roberts
• Rafaela Ottiano as Lillian
• Trevor Bardette as Rama