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Up the River

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Up the River

You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot.

5.8

1h 25m

1930

“You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot.”

Synopsis

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

John Ford

ComedyCrime

prison escapepre-code

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Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

as Saint Louis

Claire Luce

Claire Luce

as Judy Fields

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

as Dannemora Dan

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

as Steve Jordan

William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

as Pop

Joan Marie Lawes

as Jean

Marion Aye

Marion Aye

as Actress (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)

Joe Brown

as Deputy Warden (uncredited)

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