Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
ALL COLORED STAR CAST
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.
- Date of release
- 1941-01-01
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- William Beaudine
Casting
- Mantan Moreland — Washington
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield — Bad News Johnson
- Shelton Brooks — Jefferson
- Laurence Criner — Sheriff
- Myrtle Fortune
- Patsy Hunter
- Millie Monroe
- Clarence Brooks
Interesting facts
Up Jumped the Devil is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Mantan Moreland.
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