Upperworld

Upperworld

Upperworld

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Upperworld

"When a wife falls down on the job can you blame a man if he takes Blonde Poison?"

1934

1h 13m

6.1(9 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Warren William

Warren William

Alexander Stream

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Hettie Stream

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Lilly Linda

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Oscar

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Tommy Stream

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Marcus

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Lou Colima

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Officer Moran

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Banker Making Toast

Theodore Newton

Theodore Newton

Rocklen

Creative team

Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Written by: Ben Hecht
Ben Markson

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