May 19, 1931
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Up Pops the Devil (1931)

Name: Up Pops the Devil
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1931-05-19

1h 14m

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May 19, 1931
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Plot.

The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writing. In order to support the family, the wife is forced to take a job as a dancer in a Broadway show. As the marriage begins to fall apart, complications ensue when she discovers that she's pregnant.

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Release Date
May 19, 1931

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 14m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2024-10-19

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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. 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.