Up the River (1930)

1930 · 85 min · Comedy, Crime

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 Ford. Starring Spencer Tracy, Claire Luce, Warren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart and William Collier Sr..

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