Up the River 1930
Up the River
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Saint Louis
... Judy Fields
... Dannemora Dan
... Steve Jordan
... Pop
JML
Joan Marie Lawes... Jean
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See All 1 Reviews13 Jun 2022 by CinemaSerf
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.
Producers:
Release Date:
Oct 10, 1930 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 25`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Up the River
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.
Cast & Crew of
Up the River
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Saint Louis
... Judy Fields
... Dannemora Dan
... Steve Jordan
... Pop
JML
Joan Marie Lawes... Jean
... Actress (uncredited)
... Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
JB
Joe Brown... Deputy Warden (uncredited)
... Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)
... Guard (uncredited)
... Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)
... Nash (uncredited)
... New Inmate (uncredited)
... Upstate Baseball Manager (uncredited)
... Sophie (uncredited)
... Cynthia Jordan (uncredited)
... May (uncredited)
... June (uncredited)
... Dick (uncredited)
Produced By
WF
William Fox... Producer