Topper Takes a Trip (1938): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1938, Topper Takes a Trip is a comedy, fantasy and romance film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, running about 80 minutes. “A merry romance packed with fun!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Topper Takes a Trip stars Constance Bennett as Marion Kerby, Roland Young as Cosmo Topper, Billie Burke as Mrs. Clara Topper and Alan Mowbray as Wilkins - Topper's Butler, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Topper Takes a Trip has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Cineverse. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Topper Takes a Trip page.

If you liked it. Fans of Topper Takes a Trip tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.