The movie Topper Takes a Trip is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It is a sequel to the 1937 film Topper, which was based on the novel by Thorne Smith. Cary Grant reprises his role as the ghost of George Kerby, while Constance Bennett returns as his wife, Marion Kirby.
The film begins with Mrs Topper (played by Billie Burke) receiving a visit from her friend Mrs Parkhurst (played by Verree Teasdale), who convinces her to file for a divorce from her husband Cosmo (played by Roland Young) due to his strange behavior during a recent trip with Marion Kirby. Despite Marion's ghostly intervention, the judge denies the divorce on the grounds of Cosmo's mental instability.
Desperate to find a way out of her marriage, Mrs Parkhurst takes Mrs Topper on a trip to France, where she hopes to arrange a scandalous affair with a gold-digging French baron (played by Alexander D'Arcy) as the final straw in the divorce proceedings. Meanwhile, Marion Kirby and Cosmo arrive at the same hotel, where Marion hopes to reconcile the couple and earn her own ticket to heaven.
However, things don't go according to plan as the baron falls for Marion instead of Mrs Topper, and Cosmo finds himself in a series of comical misadventures involving a stolen dog and mistaken identity. In the end, Marion sacrifices her chance to go to heaven to help Cosmo and Mrs Topper patch up their marriage, while the baron and Mrs Parkhurst are left empty-handed.
The film is notable for its witty dialogue, comedic performances, and innovative special effects, which were groundbreaking for their time. It was a commercial success and helped to cement Cary Grant's rising fame as a leading man in Hollywood.