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Topaze

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Professor Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore) is a simple, naïve schoolteacher with a good name and an impeccable reputation. When the wealthy and corrupt Baron Philippe de La Tour-La Tour (Reginald Mason) and his mistress, Coco (Myrna Loy), take advantage of the professor's good nature in a fraudulent business scheme, Topaze learns a harsh lesson on the consequences that exist outside the world of academia. He soon finds his sense of ethics and honesty being pushed to the limit.

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Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair 06/05/2019
It was not an easy play to make into a movie because the action centers about a gentle schoolmaster, but [director Harry] D'Arrast made a good job of it by getting a fine performance from John Barrymore. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 03/10/2018
3.5/4
Topaze is something of a pre-code comedy, but there is so much thought and sophistication crammed into its 78 minutes that it seems a shame to describe it in such vulgar terms. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/03/2015
C+
It might have grandly worked back in the day, but its comedy is inert and its presentation is stagy for modern tastes. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/06/2013
B+
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09/04/2016 An excellent pre-code comedy with the great John Barrymore and the lovely Myrna Loy! There's marital infidelity, fornication, fraudulent schemes, and ill-gotten gains. This is a great example of the pre-censorship American films of the late 20s and early 30s. Delightful. It could never have been made a year later! See more 06/03/2015 One of my favorite Barrymore roles. Loy is a delight See more 05/06/2015 A strong performance by John Barrymore. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 07/30/2014 Topaze is an excellent film. It is about an honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom. John Barrymore and Myrna Loy give fantastic performances. The screenplay is well written. Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and humor. Topaze is a must see. See more 06/08/2014 good pre-code vehicle for Barrymore made the same year he did 'counselor at law' 4 universal also MGM's 'diner at 8" See more 11/02/2009 Slow drug out movie that besides John Barrymore excellent job is hard to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast

Director

John Barrymore

Professor Auguste A. Topaze

Myrna Loy

Coco

Albert Conti

Henri de Fairville

Luis Alberni

Dr. Bomb

Jobyna Howland

Baroness Hortense de La Tour-La Tour
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Synopsis Professor Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore) is a simple, naïve schoolteacher with a good name and an impeccable reputation. When the wealthy and corrupt Baron Philippe de La Tour-La Tour (Reginald Mason) and his mistress, Coco (Myrna Loy), take advantage of the professor's good nature in a fraudulent business scheme, Topaze learns a harsh lesson on the consequences that exist outside the world of academia. He soon finds his sense of ethics and honesty being pushed to the limit.
Director
Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast
Producer
David O. Selznick
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m