Up for the Cup | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
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Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
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Cinematography | Freddie Young |
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Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Up for the Cup is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Joan Wyndham, Stanley Kirk and Moore Marriott. The screenplay concerns a man who comes to London to watch the FA Cup final.
The film was remade in 1950, again directed by Jack Raymond.[1]
Premise
[edit]A Yorkshireman comes to London to watch the FA Cup final and loses his money and tickets, leading to a frantic search to recover them.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Sydney Howard as John Willie Entwhistle
- Joan Wyndham as Mary Murgatroyd
- Stanley Kirk as Cyril Hardcastle
- Sam Livesey as John Cartwright
- Marie Wright as Mrs Entwhistle
- Moore Marriott as James Hardcastle
- Hal Gordon as Proprietor
- Herbert Woodward as Tom
- Jack Raymond as Railway clerk
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide called it "a pleasant comedy."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Up for the Cup (1950)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Up for the Cup (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Up For The Cup". TVGuide.com.
External links
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