Up the River
You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot.
1930 · 1h 25m · Passed
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
John Ford
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Up the River
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- John Ford Director
- Spencer Tracy as Saint Louis
- Claire Luce as Judy Fields
- Warren Hymer as Dannemora Dan
- Humphrey Bogart as Steve Jordan
- William Collier Sr. as Pop
- Joan Marie Lawes as Jean
- Marion Aye as Actress (uncredited)
- Ward Bond as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
- Joe Brown as Deputy Warden (uncredited)
- Bob Burns as Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)
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