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Topaze is a american film of genre Drama directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast released in USA on 24 february 1933 with John Barrymore
Topaze (1933)
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Add to a movie listTopaze is a 1933 American Pre-Code film based on the French play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol. Another film version of Topaze, this one made in the original French, and directed by Pagnol himself, was also made that year, starring Louis Jouvet in the title role.
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Prof. Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore), is an honest professor facing the reality and dishonesty of the world after he is taken advantage of by a baron's business dealings.Actors
John Barrymore
(Auguste A. Topaze)
Myrna Loy
(Coco)
Jobyna Howland
(Baroness Hortense de La Tour-La Tour)
Albert Conti
(Henri de Fairville)
Frank Reicher
(Dr. Stegg)
Luis Alberni
(Dr. Bomb)
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