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Up the River
You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot.
Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.
- Original title
- Up the River
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB
This is really only of interest as a cinema curio - an early talkie with Warren Hymer ("Dan") and a slightly irritating "Saint Louis" (Spencer Tracy) escaping from prison to help out their pal "Steve" (Humphrey Bogart) from a little domestic mischief whilst he tries to keep his gal "Judy" (Claire Luce) - all under the direction of John Ford. None had made their mark on Hollywood by this stage, and the film's production and storyline are all just a bit too basic and over-stretched to hold the interest for a whopping great 90 minutes. It has moments of humour, and there is a brief appearance from Ward Bond too, but the film is pretty static and stage bound with too many monologues delivered in quite a wooden fashion. It's fair to say that everyone was still learning their craft here, and knowing what we know now makes it worth a watch - but be prepared to be a bit bored, I was.
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Spencer Tracy
Saint Louis
Claire Luce
Judy Fields
Warren Hymer
Dannemora Dan
Humphrey Bogart
Steve Jordan
William Collier Sr.
Pop
Marion Aye
Actress (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Guard (uncredited)
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Nash (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
New Inmate (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Upstate Baseball Manager (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Sophie (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Dick (uncredited)
Sharon Lynn
Edith La Verne (uncredited)
George MacFarlane
Whiteley (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Honest John Jessup (uncredited)
Louise Mackintosh
Mrs. Massey (uncredited)
Goodee Montgomery
Kit (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Robert Parrish
Boy (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Morris (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Beauchamp (uncredited)
Johnnie Walker
Happy (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace
Frosby (uncredited)
William Collier Sr.
Choreographer
John Ford
Director
William Fox
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