Up for the Cup (1950 film)

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Up for the Cup
"Up for the Cup" (1950).jpg
Original British lobby card
Directed by Jack Raymond
Written by Jack Marks
Con West
Based onoriginal story by R.P. Weston and Bert Lee
Produced byAlan J. Cullimore
Henry Halstead
Starring Albert Modley
Cinematography Henry Harris
Edited byGerald Landau
Music by Percival Mackey
Malcolm Arnold (uncredited)
Production
company
Byron Films
Distributed by Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Up for the Cup is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Albert Modley, Mae Bacon, Helen Christie and Harold Berens. [1] The film is a remake of the 1931 film Up for the Cup , also directed by Jack Raymond. [2]

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Plot

The Yorkshire inventor of a loom, Albert Entwhistle, heads for London to see the Football Association Cup Final. He has a nightmare of a day when his wallet is stolen and then his girl friend stands him up. Chaos ensues, but in the end, Albert wins his girlfriend back and also a contract for his invention, along with a fortune in cash.

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References

  1. "Up for the Cup (1950)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. "Up For The Cup". TVGuide.com.