Up the River
Up the River

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Two prisoners, Saint Louis and Dannemora Dan, escape during a theatrical production in order to go to the aid of Steve, a former prisoner whose past is about to be exposed by the man who framed Judy unless Steve agrees to help him commit another crime.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Up the River:

Spencer Tracy
Claire Luce
Warren Hymer
Humphrey Bogart
William Collier Sr.
Joan Marie Lawes

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Two prisoners, Saint Louis and Dannemora Dan, escape during a theatrical production in order to go to the aid of Steve, a former prisoner whose past is about to be exposed by the man who framed Judy unless Steve agrees to help him commit another crime.

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Classic Film and Television - 9/10 by Michael E. GrostTongue-in-cheek comedy spoofing prison movies, with delightful performances and story telling.
User Review - 8/10 by Leslie SA really good movie...which looks into the psyche of crooks...Edward Robinson plays a doctor who researches on crime and the insights into how crooks act durin the course of it...good performance by Bogart as well...the ease at which they carry out heists might surprise you...but considerin' the fact the movie was shot in the '30s...it's directed in a subtle manner... Hats off to the director to think about such a story...a recreate it on the silver screen in an emphatic manner...this is a collector's delight for sure...!!!
User Review - 8/10 by Daniel KIt's a historically important movie in that it contains Humphrey Bogart's film debut, and Spencer Tracy's first real starring role (and it's the only time they worked together, although they were good friends). But the movie itself is pretty fun on its own--it's not in great shape, and there are some silly aspects to it (a prison warden letting his little girl fraternize with convicts, for instance), but it's still a fun movie.
User Review - 6/10 by Timothy MTerrible print that Fox have committed to DVD, but I'm guessing it's the only surviving one. There are lots of seconds-long segments that have been lost, so the end result is continuously unintentionally amusing. This film is notable only for the fact that it's the debut for both Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart - and it's very easy to see that they'll both be stars later on. They just have a quality that everyone else in the film lacks. The story itself is unfocused and sloppy - I still have no idea whose story it was supposed to be.
User Review - 6/10 by Kevin M. WJohn Ford paints a picture of America like Norman Rockwell painted, uhhh, pictures: a reflection, a fantasy, people wanted to believe was true (despite evidence to the contrary). So prisons are like summer camps, prisoners simply regular guys who lacked the right chance, yadda, yadda, yadda. Hokum, P.T.Barnum style hokum, sure, and delivered with a smile, but entertaining hokum, yeah? Yeah. Plus, Spencer Tracy as the cocksure, conman type, Mr.Fix-It, and Bogie (yeah, THAT Bogie) as The Kid. Not bad.
User Review - 6/10 by Greg WTongue-in-cheek comedy spoofing prison movies, with delightful performances and story telling.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael TEarly talkie is a little creaky but enjoyable, with an amazing abundance of future film stars in early roles.
User Review - 4/10 by Kevin RInteresting early Ford talkie with a Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. It was pretty interesting and funny at times, but it dragged a bit in the second half.

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