Up Front (film)
| Up Front | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Roberts |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | David Wayne Tom Ewell |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.95 million (US rentals)[1] |
Up Front is a 1951 comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Tom Ewell and David Wayne very loosely based on Bill Mauldin's World War II characters Willie and Joe. Mauldin repudiated it and refused his advising fee; he claimed never to have seen it.[2]
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- David Wayne ... Joe
- Tom Ewell ... Willie
- Marina Berti ... Emi Rosso
- Jeffrey Lynn ... Capt. Ralph Johnson
- Richard Egan ... Capa
- Maurice Cavell ... Vuaglio
- Vaughn Taylor ... MP Maj. Lester
- Silvio Minciotti ... Poppa Rosso
- Paul Harvey ... Col. Akeley
- Roger De Koven ... Sabatelli
- Grazia Narciso ... Signora Carvadossi
- Tito Vuolo ... Tarantino
- Mickey Knox ... Driver
References[]
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ DePastino, Todd (2008). Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-393-33488-3.
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Categories:
- 1951 films
- English-language films
- 1951 comedy films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy films
- Films based on American comics
- Films directed by Alexander Hall
- Italian Campaign of World War II films
- Military humor in film
- Universal Pictures films
- 1950s comedy film stubs