Up Pops the Devil

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]

Up Pops the Devil
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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
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 20, 1931 (1931-05-20)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• 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
• Matty Roubert - as Newsboy

See also

• Thanks for the Memory (1938), a remake of this film starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.