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Up in the World (1956)

Up in the World poster
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
U
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling young man gets caught up in a scheme involving a scheming uncle and a factory owner. He tries to help a woman while causing chaos in a country house.

lightheartedwhimsicalslapstickplayfulfast-pacedcheerfulinnocent

What happens

Up in the World is a 1956 black and white comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Maureen Swanson and Jerry Desmonde. It was written by Jack Davies, Henty Blyth and Peter Blackmore, and produced by Rank. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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