Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

A merry romance packed with fun!

1938 · 80 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost Marion Kirby. Marion comes back from heaven's door to help Cosmo again, this time only with dog Mr. Atlas. Due to a strange behavior of Cosmo, the judge refuses to divorce them, so Mrs. Parkhurst takes Mrs. Topper on a trip to France where she tries to arrange the final reasons for the divorce. With help of a gold-digging French baron, Marion takes Cosmo to the same hotel to bring them back together and to get her own final ticket to heaven, but the whole thing turns out to be not too easy.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · Written by Eddie Moran

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Constance Bennett Marion Kerby
Roland Young Cosmo Topper
Billie Burke Mrs. Clara Topper
Alan Mowbray Wilkins - Topper's Butler
Verree Teasdale Mrs. Nancy Parkhurst
Franklin Pangborn Louis - Hotel Manager
Alexander D'Arcy Baron de Rossi
Paul Hurst Charlie - the Bartender
Armand Kaliz Hotel Clerk
Eddie Conrad Jailer
Spencer Charters Judge
Irving Pichel Prosecutor

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