Up for Murder

{{short description|1931 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Up for Murder | image = Up for Murder poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Monta Bell | producer = Monta Bell Carl Laemmle, Jr. | screenplay = Monta Bell | starring = Lew Ayres Genevieve Tobin Purnell Pratt Richard Tucker Frank McHugh Frederick Burt | music = Jack Foley Heinz Roemheld | cinematography = Karl Freund | editing = Ted J. Kent | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|1931|5|27}} | runtime = 68 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Up for Murder''''' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Monta Bell and starring Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Frank McHugh and Frederick Burt. It was released on May 27, 1931, by Universal Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94546/up-for-murder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915021109/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94546/Up-for-Murder/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2011 |title=Up for Murder (1931) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/up-for-murder-v115270 |title=Up for Murder (1931) - Monta Bell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7360 |title=Up for Murder |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==

Bob Marshall gets a promotion at a newspaper thanks to his reporter pal Collins, who owed him a favor. Marshall is assigned to be society columnist Myra Deane's escort to a ball. He falls for Myra and buys her a bracelet from his meager savings.

Arriving uninvited at her luxurious apartment, Bob is shocked to discover Myra is romantically involved with William Winter, a married man who is also their boss. Bob slugs him during a quarrel. Winter's skull hits a table and he dies, but Myra lies, insisting Winter is merely unconscious, hoping to avoid a scandal. She moves the body once Bob leaves.

Bob reads about Winter's death in the paper and turns himself in to the law as the culprit. He is convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed before Myra comes forward with the truth. Bob later receives a package with the bracelet inside, along with Myra's invitation to return it to her in person.

==Cast== *Lew Ayres as Robert Marshall *Genevieve Tobin as Myra Deane *Purnell Pratt as William Winter *Richard Tucker as Cyril Herk *Frank McHugh as Collins *Frederick Burt as City Editor *Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Marshall

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== External links == * {{Internet Archive film|id=up-for-murder-1931-|title=Up for Murder}} * {{IMDb title|0021868|Up for Murder}}

Category:1931 films Category:American drama films Category:1931 drama films Category:Universal Pictures films Category:Films directed by Monta Bell Category:American black-and-white films Category:1931 English-language films Category:1931 American films Category:English-language drama films