Curtain up is a 1952 british film directed by ralph smart, written by jack davies and philip king.in an english provincial town, a second rate repertory company assemble at the theatre on monday morning to rehearse the following week's play, a melodrama titled tarnished gold.harry robert morley, their irascible director, is highly critical of the play, which has been foisted on him by the owners of the company and is unenthusiastic about its prospects. The cast, a mixture of wanabee film stars and has beens, are equally unenthusiastic and little progress is made. Just as matters seemingly cannot get worse, the authoress of the play, catherine beckwith rutherford, appears and insists on 'sitting at the feet' of the director. Chaos ensues...