Up Pops the Devil is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The screenplay concerns an advertising man (Norman Foster) who quits his job to become a novelist, upsetting his wife (Carole Lombard) and straining their marriage. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.[1] The screenplay is based on a 3-act play of the same name written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; the play ran on Broadway for 148 performances from September 1930 to January 1931 at the Theatre Masque.[2]
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| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Written by | Arthur Kober Eve Unsell |
| Based on | Up Pops the Devil by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett |
| Starring | Norman Foster Carole Lombard Richard "Skeets" Gallagher |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Music by | John Leipold |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Biney Hatfield
- Stuart Erwin as Stranger
- Carole Lombard as Anne Merrick
- Lilyan Tashman as Polly Griscom
- Norman Foster as Steve Merrick
- Edward J. Nugent as George Kent
- Theodore von Eltz as Gilbert Morrell
- Joyce Compton as Luella May Carroll
- Willie Best as Laundryman
- Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Kent
- Harry Beresford as Mr. Platt
- Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Platt
- Guy Oliver as Waldo - Handyman
See also
edit- Thanks for the Memory (1938), a remake of this film starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
References
edit- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (May 24, 1931). "Humor and Romance; "Up Pops the Devil" a Good Show--Miss Davies's Latest Comedy Breezy Fun. All's Well in the End. Smart Prevarication. Six-Cylinder Love." A Scapegrace Father. His Last Affair". The New York Times. p. X5.
- ^ "Up Pops the Devil". Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com). Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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