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Up for the Cup (1931 film)

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Up for the Cup
Directed byJack Raymond
Written by
Produced byHerbert Wilcox
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Young
Production
companies
Distributed byWoolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date
  • 14 September 1931 (1931-09-14)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Critical reception

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TV Guide called it "a pleasant comedy."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Up for the Cup (1950)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Up for the Cup (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Up For The Cup". TVGuide.com.
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