Topper Takes a Trip

1938
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1h 20m

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6.4/10

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Constance Bennett and Roland Young in Topper Takes a Trip (1938)

To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Fantasy Romance

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Skippy already was famous, having appeared in over a dozen films before this movie. His leap to fame came in 1934 as Asta in The Thin Man (1934). The wire fox terrier spawned a demand for the breed in the thirties. He reprised the Asta role in 4 more Thin Man movies, and he played George in Bringing Up Baby (1938), supporting Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Goofs
When Topper loses control while driving the sports car, he is seen 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 credits
Opening credits are displayed as Luggage Labels for cast and crew.

Alternate versions
The film was colorized in the late 1980s.

Connections
Edited from Topper (1937)

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Featured review

7/10

Who needs Carey Grant Anyway?

This is essentially a continuation of TOPPER. It does need to be watched as a part two of the original film otherwise it won't make sense.

The humour's the same, the feel is the same and actually the jokes are the same. That carbon copy formula worked with AIRPLANE and AIRPLANE II and it works with this too. If you enjoyed TOPPER you'll definitely enjoy this.

There's one obvious difference: no Carey Grant . Constance Bennett therefore has to carry this alone and she accomplishes that seemingly without any effort. You don't miss Mr Grant at all but maybe that's because since this is so much of a continuation, you still think he's been in this anyway, just not in the last few scenes.

It's a silly story with silly characters but being so professionally made and expertly directed and acted, when you're watching this, somehow it feels sort of believable or at least it lowers your credibility filter down to level zero.