Topaze (1933)
- 6.8
- 78 mins
- Comedy
Storyline
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.—Ken Yousten
Plot Keywords
screwball comedy, teacher student relationship, blackmail, advertising, school, morality, fraud, politician, water, nobility, corruption, chemist, character name as title, one word title, mistress, extramarital affair, paris france, satire, big business, based on play
Short Review
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.
Trailer
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