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Up the River

Up the River

5,9 /10 (29 Votes)
1930 EN 85 min

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.

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Release date

10/10/1930

Votes

29

Popularity

0.4

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

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

85 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-13

⭐ 5

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 fro…

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