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ComedyCrime

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.

Release Date : 1930-10-10

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fox Film Corporation

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Character Name : Saint Louis

Original Name : Spencer Tracy

Gender : Male

Claire Luce

Character Name : Judy Fields

Original Name : Claire Luce

Gender : Female

Warren Hymer

Character Name : Dannemora Dan

Original Name : Warren Hymer

Gender : Male

Humphrey Bogart

Character Name : Steve Jordan

Original Name : Humphrey Bogart

Gender : Male

William Collier Sr.

Character Name : Pop

Original Name : William Collier Sr.

Gender : Male

Joan Marie Lawes

Character Name : Jean

Original Name : Joan Marie Lawes

Gender : Female

Marion Aye

Character Name : Actress (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Aye

Gender : Female

Ward Bond

Character Name : Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Joe Brown

Character Name : Deputy Warden (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Brown

Gender : Male

Bob Burns

Character Name : Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Burns

Gender : Male

Eddy Chandler

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddy Chandler

Gender : Male

Edythe Chapman

Character Name : Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)

Original Name : Edythe Chapman

Gender : Female

Harvey Clark

Character Name : Nash (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Clark

Gender : Male

Dick Curtis

Character Name : New Inmate (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Curtis

Gender : Male

Mike Donlin

Character Name : Upstate Baseball Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Donlin

Gender : Male

Noel Francis

Character Name : Sophie (uncredited)

Original Name : Noel Francis

Gender : Female

Althea Henley

Character Name : Cynthia Jordan (uncredited)

Original Name : Althea Henley

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Keating

Character Name : May (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Keating

Gender : Male

Richard Keene

Character Name : Dick (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Keene

Gender : Male

Sharon Lynn

Character Name : Edith La Verne (uncredited)

Original Name : Sharon Lynn

Gender : Female

George MacFarlane

Character Name : Whiteley (uncredited)

Original Name : George MacFarlane

Gender : Male

Wilbur Mack

Character Name : Honest John Jessup (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Louise Mackintosh

Character Name : Mrs. Massey (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Mackintosh

Gender : Male

Goodee Montgomery

Character Name : Kit (uncredited)

Original Name : Goodee Montgomery

Gender : Female

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Character Name : Prison Warden (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Emmett O'Connor

Gender : Male

Robert Parrish

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Parrish

Gender : Male

Claude Payton

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Claude Payton

Gender : Male

Steve Pendleton

Character Name : Morris (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Pendleton

Gender : Male

Pat Somerset

Character Name : Beauchamp (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Somerset

Gender : Male

John Swor

Character Name : Clem (uncredited)

Original Name : John Swor

Gender : Male

Mildred Vincent

Character Name : Annie (uncredited)

Original Name : Mildred Vincent

Gender : Male

Johnnie Walker

Character Name : Happy (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnnie Walker

Gender : Male

Morgan Wallace

Character Name : Frosby (uncredited)

Original Name : Morgan Wallace

Gender : Male

Adele Windsor

Character Name : Minnie (uncredited)

Original Name : Adele Windsor

Gender : Male

Carol Wines

Character Name : Daisy Elmore (uncredited)

Original Name : Carol Wines

Gender : Female

Helen Keating

Character Name : June (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Keating

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

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.