Up Pops the Devil

Up Pops the Devil is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The screenplay concerns an advertising man (Norman Foster) who quits his job to become a novelist, upsetting his wife (Carole Lombard) and straining their marriage. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay is based on a 3-act play of the same name written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; the play ran on Broadway for 148 performances from September 1930 to January 1931 at the Theatre Masque.

Cast

 * Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Biney Hatfield
 * Stuart Erwin as Stranger
 * Carole Lombard as Anne Merrick
 * Lilyan Tashman as Polly Griscom
 * Norman Foster as Steve Merrick
 * Edward J. Nugent as George Kent
 * Theodore von Eltz as Gilbert Morrell
 * Joyce Compton as Luella May Carroll
 * Willie Best as Laundryman
 * Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Kent
 * Harry Beresford as Mr. Platt
 * Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Platt
 * Guy Oliver as Waldo - Handyman