Product: Topper Returns (UK PAL Region 0)
Rating: 5.0
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.