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Up Pops the Devil

1931 · 74 min

A light, talky pre-Code marital comedy that coasts on charm and banter more than plot.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, ambition, betrayal
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    A. Edward Sutherland
    Written by
    Eve Unsell
    Starring
    Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Stuart Erwin, Carole Lombard, Lilyan Tashman, Norman Foster, Edward Nugent, Theodore von Eltz, Joyce Compton
    Music
    John Leipold
    Cinematography
    Karl Struss
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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