"You bet ~ IT'S FUNNY a movietone laugh riot." 10 October 1930 Comedy, Crime 85 mins
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.
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Spencer Tracy as Saint Louis
Claire Luce as Judy Fields
Warren Hymer as Dannemora Dan
Humphrey Bogart as Steve Jordan
William Collier Sr. as Pop
Joan Marie Lawes as Jean
Marion Aye as Actress (uncredited)
Ward Bond as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
Joe Brown as Deputy Warden (uncredited)
Bob Burns as Slim - Bazooka Player (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler as Guard (uncredited)
Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Jordan (uncredited)
Harvey Clark as Nash (uncredited)
Dick Curtis as New Inmate (uncredited)
Mike Donlin as Upstate Baseball Manager (uncredited)
Noel Francis as Sophie (uncredited)
William Fox Producer
Edward O'Fearna Assistant Director
Wingate Smith Assistant Director
Sam Benson Wardrobe Master
John Ford Director
Maurine Dallas Watkins Story
James F. Hanley Music
Frank E. Hull Editor
Duncan Cramer Settings
Sophie Wachner Costume Design
W.W. Lindsay Jr. Sound Recordist
William Collier Sr. Choreographer
Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Río arriba Trailer
Risalendo il fiume Trailer
United States 10 October 1930
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