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Topaze (1933)

Director(s) Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Producer(s)

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Top Genres Comedy, Drama
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Topaze Overview:

Topaze (1933) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast .

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Topaze (Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast, 1933)

By Judy on Apr 17, 2011 From Movie Classics

I’m always saying that I plan to write more shorter postings, but now I’m really going to do it, as I’m so busy these days that it’s a choice between writing short postings or not updating this blog at all. Anyway, I will hopefully put a good selection of pictures with each p... Read full article

Topaze (1933)

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Myrna Loy and John Barrymore in Topaze Professor Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore) teaches his young pupils about the moral philosophies that will make them honest and kind men. But one spoiled little rich kid, Charlemagne (Jackie Searl) doesn't want to hear it. Topaze gives him failing grades bu... Read full article

Topaze (1933)

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Myrna Loy and John Barrymore in Topaze Professor Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore) teaches his young pupils about the moral philosophies that will make them honest and kind men. But one spoiled little rich kid, Charlemagne (Jackie Searl) doesn't want to hear it. Topaze gives him failing grades bu... Read full article

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Topaze Facts
Alfred Hitchcock hired Leon Uris to adapt his own novel. But Uris didn't care for Hitchcock's eccentric sense of humor, nor did he appreciate the director's habit of monopolizing all of his time as they worked through a script. Hitchcock was disappointed that Uris seemed to ignore his requests to humanize the story's villains. In his opinion the novel painted them as cardboard monsters. With only a partial draft completed, Uris left the film.
This was the second appearance of Karin Dor in an English Language Feature but the first time her own voice was kept in the original version. She has appeared in You Only Live Twice two years before but was dubbed by another English actress then.
The shop that the Kusenovs visit just before their defection is Den Permanente, a permanent exhibition of Danish Arts and Crafts. It was founded in 1931 as a cooperative by some Danish artists and craftsmen.
According to Alfred Hitchcock, this was another of his experimental movies. In addition to the dialogue, the plot is revealed through the use of colors, predominantly red, yellow and white. He admits that this did not work out.
Was reportedly one of Alfred Hitchcock's most unhappy directing jobs.
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