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To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Asta
- 'Mr. Atlas' - Dog
- (as Skippy)
Diana Arden
- Girl
- (uncredited)
William Austin
- Seated Roulette Player
- (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
- Hotel Staffer Moving Bed
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSkippy (believed to have been born in 1931 or 1932) was already famous, having appeared in over a dozen films before 1938's "Topper Takes a Trip". His leap to fame came in 1934 as Asta in "The Thin Man". The wire fox terrier spawned a demand for the breed in the thirties. He reprised the Asta role in at least 3 other Thin Man movies and he played George in "Bringing Up Baby", supporting Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
- GoofsWhen Topper loses control while driving the sports car, we see him in closeup, then in long shot careening up a hill, between trees. It is obvious that it is not Roland Young because he is bald and the stunt driver has dark hair.
- Quotes
Wilkins: Mr. Topper's in jail, Madam.
Mrs. Topper: In jail? What for?
Wilkins: Disturbing the peace, malicious destruction and common drunkenness, Madam.
Mrs. Topper: And they put him in jail for that?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are displayed as Luggage Labels for cast and crew.
- Alternate versionsThe film was colorized in the late 1980s.
- ConnectionsEdited from Topper (1937)
Featured review
Talk about a Beach Ball !
Topper Takes a Trip just never gets going. It's an OK comedy sequel to the 1937 smash hit but without Cary Grant. That leaves Marion (Constance Bennett) alone to hound Topper (Roland Young) but the film is missing the marital sparring that made the first one so good.
Mrs. Topper (Billie Burke) is seeking a divorce because Topper and Marion had stayed at a hotel together in the first film. Slim plot device then has the Mrs. heading to France for a quickie divorce where she falls among thieves: her "friend" and a phony baron. Topper and Marion head to France to stop the divorce and foil the setup.
Roland Young is still very good with his blank face and funny body movements (when the invisible Marion is prodding him). But there's just too much talk in this one. Bennett is as always beautiful and breezy. Burke is hilarious as the dithery Mrs. Topper in a way that no one else could copy. Alan Mowbray is back in the thankless butler role as is Spencer Charters as the judge.
Verree Teasdale plays the acid friend, Alex D'Arcy the faux baron, and Franklin Pangborn is the French hotel manager. Grant appears via flashback from the original film, but his absence is not well explained. Asta (the dog) is funny too.
Not a bad film but it could have been funnier.
Mrs. Topper (Billie Burke) is seeking a divorce because Topper and Marion had stayed at a hotel together in the first film. Slim plot device then has the Mrs. heading to France for a quickie divorce where she falls among thieves: her "friend" and a phony baron. Topper and Marion head to France to stop the divorce and foil the setup.
Roland Young is still very good with his blank face and funny body movements (when the invisible Marion is prodding him). But there's just too much talk in this one. Bennett is as always beautiful and breezy. Burke is hilarious as the dithery Mrs. Topper in a way that no one else could copy. Alan Mowbray is back in the thankless butler role as is Spencer Charters as the judge.
Verree Teasdale plays the acid friend, Alex D'Arcy the faux baron, and Franklin Pangborn is the French hotel manager. Grant appears via flashback from the original film, but his absence is not well explained. Asta (the dog) is funny too.
Not a bad film but it could have been funnier.
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- drednm
- Aug 31, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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