---
title: 'Up for Murder (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Monta Bell'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/up-for-murder-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021868/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Up for Murder (1931)

1931 · 68 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Monta Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/monta-bell)
- **Screenplay:** [Monta Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/monta-bell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Foley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-foley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Louise Beavers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-beavers)
- [Frank McHugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mchugh)
- [Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-o-connor)
- [Genevieve Tobin](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-tobin)
- [Dorothy Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-peterson)
- [Julia Swayne Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-swayne-gordon)
- [Purnell Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/purnell-pratt)
- [Lew Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-ayres)
- [Polly Ann Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/polly-ann-young)
- [Edward Hearn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-hearn)

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