Up In Smoke

"HOLY SMOKE! They're Raisin' The Devil!...and SATAN'S WAITIN' to take them BELOW!"

1957 1h 1m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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In order to be able to get the names of winning horses at the track, Sach agrees to sell his soul to the devil.

“HOLY SMOKE! They're Raisin' The Devil!...and SATAN'S WAITIN' to take them BELOW!”

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Cast

Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Stanley Clements
Stanislaus 'Duke' Coveleskie
David Gorcey
Chuck
Eddie LeRoy
Blinky
Dick Elliott
Mike
Judy Bamber
Mabel
Byron Foulger
Satan
Ralph Sanford
Sam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Beaudine
Writers: Bert Lawrence, Elwood Ullman, Jack Townley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Beaudine, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Huntz Hall and Stanley Clements and David Gorcey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HOLY SMOKE! They're Raisin' The Devil!...and SATAN'S WAITIN' to take them BELOW!".

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IMDB entry: tt0051143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Beaudine directs. Harry Neumann behind the camera. William Austin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Bowery Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by William Beaudine, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor William Austin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Huntz Hall and Stanley Clements and David Gorcey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "HOLY SMOKE! They're Raisin' The Devil!...and SATAN'S WAITIN' to take them BELOW!".
8IMDB entry: tt0051143 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry Neumann
Editing: William Austin
Makeup / hair: Emile LaVigne
Runtime: 61 min · 1h 1m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Up In Smoke (1957)

Part of

The Bowery Boys Collection

From Dead Ends to the East Side and finally landing in Louie's Sweet Shop in the heart of the Bowery (3rd and Canal, natch!), there was no stopping these Boys! When understudy Leo Gorcey joined the ensemble of teen thespians on stage for the Broadway hit "Dead End", Hollywood soon followed with William Wyler taking the troupe in toto for 1937's film version. Personifying the grit and heart of the kid gangs sprouting up in city slums, these little wise guys quickly stole the nation's heart. Ably anchored by the central pair of Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, the kids moved from "preachment" and crime pictures to straight up comedy as The Bowery Boys - and the rest is history as the boys capered through scores of pictures for over two decades!