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Up for the Cup (1950)
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Add to a movie listUp for the Cup is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Albert Modley, Mae Bacon, Helen Christie and Harold Berens. This film is a remake of the 1931 film Up for the Cup, also directed by Jack Raymond.
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Albert Entwhistle est un inventeur raté du Yorkshire qui assiste à la finale de la FA Cup. Il se fait voler sa sacoche contenant son argent et apprend, dans la foulée, que sa femme le quitte... Il retrouve finalement sa femme et apprend qu'une de ses inventions va le rendre riche et célèbre.Actors
Helen Christie
(Jane Valerie hobson)
Wallas Eaton
(Barrowboy)
Jack Melford
(Barrowboy)
Fred Groves
(Hardcastle)
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