
| 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 | |
| Language | English |
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.
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).
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