Up the River

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Up the River
Directed by	John Ford
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Maurine Dallas Watkins
Starring	Spencer Tracy Claire Luce Warren Hymer Humphrey Bogart
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Editing by	Frank E. Hull
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	12 October 1930
Running time	92 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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Up the River (1930) is a comedy film about escaped convicts, directed by John Ford and featuring Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in their feature film debuts.

[edit] Cast

• Spencer Tracy as Saint Louis
• Claire Luce as Judy
• Warren Hymer as Dannemora Dan
• Humphrey Bogart as Steve
• William Collier, Sr. as Pop
• Joan Marie Lawes as Jean
• George MacFarlane as Jessup
• Robert Emmett O'Connor as Warden
• Steve Pendleton as Morris
• Sharon Lynn as Edith LaVerne
• Noel Francis as Sophie
• Goodee Montgomery as Kit
• Bob Burns as Slim (billed as Robert Burns)
• John Swor as Clem
• Louise Mackintosh as Mrs. Massey

[edit] Casting

Tracy had starred in three shorts earlier the same year and Bogart had been an unbilled extra in a silent movie a decade before, but this is the first credited feature film for both actors. This was the only feature film that close friends Tracy and Bogart ever made together. They tried to make The Desperate Hours in 1955, but neither would consent to second billing, so the role intended for Tracy went to Fredric March instead.

Claire Luce (1903–1989) made very few films, but was on Broadway in many plays from 1923–1952. She should not be confused with the more famous author and playwright Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987).

[edit] External links

• Up the River at IMDB
• Up the River at TCM Movie Database

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