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Upperworld is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Warren William as a wealthy married railroad tycoon whose friendship with a showgirl, played by Ginger Rogers, leads to blackmail and murder. Upperworld is one of the last films released before the strict enforcement of the Hollywood Production Code by Joseph I. Breen, which began on July 1, 1934.
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6.1A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.
Released: 1934-04-2873 minDir: Roy Del RuthCrime, Drama
Cast
- Warren William as Alexander Stream
- Mary Astor as Hettie Stream
- Ginger Rogers as Lilly Linda
- Andy Devine as Oscar
- Dickie Moore as Tommy Stream
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as Marcus
Themes
- chauffeur
- blackmail
- marriage
- scandal
- tragedy
- loneliness
- love affair
- millionaire
- showgirl
- pre-code
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Screenwriter
- Ben Hecht
- Cast member
- Theodore Newton
- Composer
- Bernhard Kaun
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Cinematographer
- Tony Gaudio
- Duration
- 73
- FilmAffinity ID
- 418303
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1934-01-01
- title
- Upper World
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- film editor
- Owen Marks
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