This pre-code film is delighhtfully comical while being brutally honest about the corrupt, incestous relationship between, big business, pharmacy, politics, education and commercialism. John Barrymore gives one his best performances as the naiive Professor Topaze who finds himself a patsy to fraud most foul. This "can't-believe-it-got-made-movie" also stars Myrna Loy as the Honey Trap with a heart as golden as her honey. Not to be missed or underestimated, "Topaze".
Fred Mac Murray learns he is the smartest man in the room only when he's alone. This gold standard/template for the film noir genre...
The villainess of the movie bears an eerie resemblance to "Cinderella"'s Lady Tremaine esp. THE HAIR! Please tell us you see it too! Facebook...
Bette co-stars with the great Henry Fonda in this pre-civil war drama. Can their love survive New Orleans' tradition and malaria? YouTube Facebook