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Cast & Crew

Upper World is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film starring Warren William as a wealthy married railroad tycoon whose friendship with a showgirl, played by Ginger Rogers, leads to blackmail and murder. Upper World is one of the last films released before the strict enforcement of the Hollywood Production Code by Joseph I. Breen, which began July 1, 1934.

Original Release

04/19/1934

US Release

04/28/1934

Cast

Warren William	Alexander Stream
Ginger Rogers	Lilly Linda
Mary Astor	Hettie Stream
Andy Devine	Oscar
Dickie Moore	Tommy Stream
Ferdinand Gottschalk	Marcus
J. Carrol Naish	Lou Colima
Sidney Toler	Officer Moran
Henry O'Neill	Banker Making Toast at Banquet
Theodore Newton	Reporter Rocklen

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Directors

Roy Del Ruth

Writers

Ben Hecht, Ben Markson, Charles MacArthur, Eugene Walter

Cast

Warren William	Alexander Stream
Ginger Rogers	Lilly Linda
Mary Astor	Hettie Stream
Andy Devine	Oscar
Dickie Moore	Tommy Stream
Ferdinand Gottschalk	Marcus
J. Carrol Naish	Lou Colima
Sidney Toler	Officer Moran
Henry O'Neill	Banker Making Toast at Banquet
Theodore Newton	Reporter Rocklen
Robert Barrat	Police Commissioner Clark
Robert Greig	Marc Caldwell--Butler / Marc Caldwell the Butler
Frank Sheridan	Police Inspector Kellogg
John Qualen	Chris--Janitor / Chris the Janitor
Willard Robertson	Police Capt. Reynolds / Police Captain Reynolds
Nora Cecil	Stream's Housekeeper
Frank Conroy	Paul--Stream's Attorney
William B. Davidson	City Editor
Howard Hickman	Judge
Milton Kibbee	Pilot