Topaze (1933)
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.
Director:
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Writer:
Ben Hecht
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John Barrymore as Auguste A. Topaze |
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Myrna Loy as Coco |
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Reginald Mason as Baron Philippe de La Tour-La Tour |
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Jobyna Howland as Baroness Hortense de La Tour-La Tour |
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Jackie Searl as Charlemagne de La Tour-La Tour |
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Albert Conti as Henri de Fairville |
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Frank Reicher as Dr. Stegg |
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Luis Alberni as Dr. Bomb |
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Lowden Adams as Joseph |
| Directing | Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Director |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Writing | Benn W. Levy | Adaptation |
| Crew | Charles Lederer | Sequence Supervisor |
| Production | Kenneth Macgowan | Associate Producer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Marcel Pagnol | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William Hamilton | Editor |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Sound | Denzil A. Cutler | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Doran Cox | Assistant Director |