Up for the Cup (1931 film)

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Up for the Cup
Directed by Jack Raymond
Written by
Produced by Herbert Wilcox
Starring
Cinematography Freddie Young
Production
companies
Distributed by Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date
14 September 1931
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.

Contents

The film was remade in 1950, again directed by Jack Raymond. [1]

Premise

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

Critical reception

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

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References

  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.