Up Jumped the Devil
Appearance
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Starring | Mantan Moreland |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Up Jumped the Devil is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Mantan Moreland.[1]
Plot
Washington and Jefferson are two criminals who are just released from prison. They look for jobs to avoid being arrested for
vagrancy
. When reading an ad in the paper they find out that Mrs. Brown, a wealthy woman, looks for a butler and a maid. Jefferson decides to apply for the job as butler, while he convinces Washington to dress up as a woman in order to get the job as maid. As they work in her mansion they stumble upon Bad News Johnson, a crook they knew from their prison days and who eventually recognizes them. He tries to make them come along and trick Mrs. Brown.
Cast
- Mantan Moreland as Washington.
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield as Bad News Johnson
- Shelton Brooks as Jefferson
- Laurence Criner as Sheriff
- Myrtle Fortune
- Patsy Hunter
- Millie Monroe
- Suzette Harbin
- Avanelle Harris
References
- ^ "Up Jumped the Devil". Matinee Classics. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
External links
- Up Jumped the Devil at IMDb