{"id":75954,"date":"2021-09-10T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T21:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75954"},"modified":"2021-09-10T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T21:10:59","slug":"up-the-river-1930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75954","title":{"rendered":"Up the River (1930)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Ever since I met you, I&#8217;ve been in trouble.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster-654x1024.png 654w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster-172x270.png 172w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Poster.png 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a street hustler (Spencer Tracy) and his bumbling compatriot (Warren Hymer) meet a well-to-do con (Humphrey Bogart) in prison, they receive support from Bogart&#8217;s incarcerated new girlfriend (Claire Luce) in escaping, and later help prevent newly released Bogart from being blackmailed by a crooked salesman.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>Humphrey Bogart Films<\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>Prisoners<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Tracy Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWhen <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42945\"><em>The Big House<\/em> (1930)<\/a> was released, John Ford changed his plans for starring two of his recent stage discoveries (Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart) in a prison drama, instead pivoting to this satire of the new genre. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s a mess of a movie, straying so far from realism it too often smacks of fantasy &#8212; i.e., the warden&#8217;s daughter is allowed to befriend the convicts: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Wardens-Daughter-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; male inmates have easy access to female inmates: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Luce-Bogart-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and inmates perform a variety show involving knife throwing! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Knife-Throwing-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the plot skitters around like crazy, shifting from inside the prison to out and then back again, with a visit to a country manor and a couple of baseball games thrown in for good measure. This one is only worth a look if you&#8217;re curious to see Tracy and Bogart in their cinematic debuts. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in their screen debuts<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Up-the-River-Bogart-Tracy-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a major enthusiast of Ford, Tracy, or Bogart. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0021508\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/94575\/up-the-river#articles-reviews?articleId=182373\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1930\/10\/11\/archives\/the-screen.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ever since I met you, I&#8217;ve been in trouble.&#8221; Synopsis: When a street hustler (Spencer Tracy) and his bumbling compatriot (Warren Hymer) meet a well-to-do con (Humphrey Bogart) in prison, they receive support from Bogart&#8217;s incarcerated new girlfriend (Claire Luce) in escaping, and later help prevent newly released Bogart from being blackmailed by a crooked salesman. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ex-Cons Humphrey Bogart Films John Ford Films Prisoners Satires and Spoofs Spencer Tracy Films Review: When The Big House&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75954\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75954"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75964,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75954\/revisions\/75964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}