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Stand Up and Fight

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, and Florence Rice in Stand Up and Fight (1939)
It starts in 1844 in Maryland, where Robert Taylor, plantation owner with slaves, is forced by debts to sell his estate and his people. Then he leaves for Cumberland, looking for a job (first time in his life), and ends up working for a stagecoach line run by Wallace Beery and owned by Florence Rice. Before love and friendship can triumph, Taylor will have to commit to the cause of African-Americans in search of freedom.
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It starts in 1844 in Maryland, where Blake Cantrell, plantation owner with slaves, is forced by debts to sell his estate and his people. Then he leaves for Cumberland, looking for a job (fir... Read allIt starts in 1844 in Maryland, where Blake Cantrell, plantation owner with slaves, is forced by debts to sell his estate and his people. Then he leaves for Cumberland, looking for a job (first time in his life), and ends up working for a stagecoach line run by Boss Starkey and ow... Read allIt starts in 1844 in Maryland, where Blake Cantrell, plantation owner with slaves, is forced by debts to sell his estate and his people. Then he leaves for Cumberland, looking for a job (first time in his life), and ends up working for a stagecoach line run by Boss Starkey and owned by Susan Griffith. Before love and friendship can triumph, Cantrell will have to commi... Read all

  • Director
    • W.S. Van Dyke
  • Writers
    • James M. Cain
    • Jane Murfin
    • Harvey Fergusson
  • Stars
    • Wallace Beery
    • Robert Taylor
    • Florence Rice
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    345
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • James M. Cain
      • Jane Murfin
      • Harvey Fergusson
    • Stars
      • Wallace Beery
      • Robert Taylor
      • Florence Rice
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast59

    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
    • Captain Boss Starkey
    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Blake Cantrell
    Florence Rice
    Florence Rice
    • Susan Griffith
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Amanda Griffith
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • Arnold
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Crowder
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Old Puff
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Davy
    Robert Gleckler
    Robert Gleckler
    • Sheriff Barney
    Clinton Rosemond
    Clinton Rosemond
    • Enoch
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    • Foreman Ross
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Phillip Allan
    Claudia Morgan
    Claudia Morgan
    • Carolyn Talbot
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Whittingham P. Talbot
    • (scenes deleted)
    Robert Middlemass
    Robert Middlemass
    • Harkrider
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • Col. Webb
    Harry Adams
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Mr. Wyatt
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • James M. Cain
      • Jane Murfin
      • Harvey Fergusson
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Thursday 20 June 1957 on KVOA (Channel 4); it first aired in Philadelphia 3 July 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Los Angeles 7 July 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), in Altoona PA 31 July 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Chicago 1 August 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Binghamton NY 15 August 1957 on WNBF (Channel 12), in New York City 24 August 1957 on WCBS (Channel 2), in Seattle 11 November 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in both Portland OR and Honolulu 3 December 1957 on KGW (Channel 8) and on KHVH (Channel13), and in Amarillo 27 December 1957 on KFDA (Channel 19); it found its way to San Francisco 12 October 1958 on KGO (Channel 7).
    • Goofs
      Charles Bickford's character is named Morgan throughout the movie, but he's called Arnold in the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Electrical Power (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh! Susanna
      (1846) (uncredited)

      Written by Stephen Foster

      Strains played during the opening credits

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 6, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ustani i bori se
    • Filming locations
      • Butte Meadows, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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