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Up Jumped the Devil
“ALL COLORED STAR CAST”
10.0 / 10• 1941• 1h 2m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Two ne'er-do-wells, Washington and Jefferson, just out of prison are looking for jobs so they won't get arrested for vagrancy. They find out that the wealthy Mrs. Brown is looking to hire a butler and a maid, and Jefferson talks Washington into dressing up as a woman so they can get both jobs. They get the jobs, but they soon run into Bad News Johnson, a crook they met in prison. They find out that Johnson is planning to pull a con on Mrs. Brown and he wants them to go in on it with him. Complications ensue.
Cast & Crew
Mantan Moreland
Washington
Lead
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Bad News Johnson
Shelton Brooks
Jefferson
Laurence Criner
Sheriff
MF
Myrtle Fortune
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PH
Patsy Hunter
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Millie Monroe
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Clarence Brooks
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What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Beaudine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Up Jumped the Devil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
