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Auction History Result 4f1582 UP THE RIVER 7.5x9.75 still 1930 early Humphrey Bogart, pretty Claire Luce, John Ford, rare! Date Sold 5/9/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" [19 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Up the River, the 1930 John Ford prison baseball sports romantic crime comedy ("You bet it's funny - a Movietone laugh riot"; about a prison trustee in a co-ed prison who falls in love with a female trustee, and they both are paroled, and try to start life over, but criminals try to blackmail them over their past, and then their best friends from in prison escape so that they can help the young lovers get a fair shake in life; in addition, there is are comedy sequences with a prison baseball game and a prison vaudeville show!) starring Spencer Tracy (in his first feature film, after being in three shorts), Claire Luce, Warren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart (in his first feature film, after being in two shorts), and Joan Marie Lawes. This movie is most memorable for having the feature film debuts of both Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy, and also for being one of legendary director John Ford's first sound films! Note that Humphrey Bogart was as much the star of this movie as Spencer Tracy, but he was fourth billed, while Spencer Tracy was top billed, and we are not sure why! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that items from this early John Ford movie (which featured very early performances by Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart!) are BEYOND rare! In all our years of auctioning, we have only auctioned a pressbook, five stills, a two heralds, and an English front of house lobby card from the first release of this movie! Also note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" [19 x 25 cm]. Condition: fair to good. All the blank borders were partially trimmed off. There are smudges and scuffs scattered throughout the image, including scuffs in Bogart's face (most of the scuffs are only noticeable when the still is tilted to the light). Please look at our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of this still before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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