Up for the Cup (1931 film) explained

Up for the Cup
Director:	Jack Raymond
Producer:	Herbert Wilcox
Cinematography:	Freddie Young
Distributor:	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Runtime:	76 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

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

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

• Sydney Howard as John Willie Entwhistle
• Joan Wyndham as Mary Murgatroyd
• Stanley Kirk as Cyril Hardcastle
• Sam Livesey as John Cartwright
• Marie Wright as Mrs Entwhistle
• Moore Marriott as James Hardcastle
• Hal Gordon as Proprietor
• Herbert Woodward as Tom
• Jack Raymond as Railway clerk

Critical reception

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

References

1. Web site: Up for the Cup (1950). https://web.archive.org/web/20120712003406/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b989572. dead. 12 July 2012. BFI.
2. Web site: Up for the Cup (1931). https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015829/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56149. dead. 14 January 2009. BFI.
3. Web site: Up For The Cup. TVGuide.com.

External links

• Up for the Cup (1931) at IMDB