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Upfront
Up Front or Upfront may refer to: Film and television *Up Front (film), ''Up Front'' (film), a 1951 American comedy based on Bill Mauldin's characters Willie and Joe *Upfront (advertising), in the television industry, a meeting of network executives with advertisers and the press *''UpFront'', a current affairs programme on Al Jazeera English *''Upfront with Katie Hannon'', an RTÉ News current affairs series with Katie Hannon Music Performers and labels *Up Front (freestyle band), a 1983–1988 American electro-funk group *Up Front (hardcore band), a 1987–1999 American punk band *UpFront Records, an American record label Albums * Up Front (album), ''Up Front'' (album), by David Williams (but often credited to Cedar Walton), 1987 *Upfront (David Sanborn album), ''Upfront'' (David Sanborn album), 1992 *Upfront (John Miles album), ''Upfront'' (John Miles album), 1993 *''Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage'', a compilation album, 1994 *Up-Front (EP), ''Up-Front'' (EP), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Front (film)
''Up Front'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Tom Ewell and David Wayne very loosely based on Bill Mauldin's World War II characters ''Willie and Joe''. Mauldin repudiated it and refused his advising fee; he claimed never to have seen it. It takes place during the Italian campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of World War II. Plot Based on the famed W.W.II cartoons: Lowbrow G.I.s Willie and Joe, on the Italian front, are good soldiers in combat, but meet the antics of gung-ho Captain Johnson and other military snafus with a barrage of wry comments. On a 3-day pass in Naples, Joe's penchant for wine and women involves the pair with luscious Emi Rosso and her moonshiner father, whose tangled affairs land them in ever deeper trouble. Pre-Production Mauldin sold the film rights of ''Up Front'' to International Pictures in 1945, receiving assurance from producer William Goetz that he would maintain creative control. Frustrated with the qualit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |