Up the River
1930 · 1h 25m · Comedy, Crime · United States of America
You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot.
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.
Directed by
John FordStory by
Maurine Dallas Watkins5.9Smart score
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pre-codeprison escape
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