Up the River

Up the River

Up the River

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Up the River

1938

1h 15m

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Comedy

Overview

A group of prison inmates pass the time playing football and romancing ladies in this prison escape crime musical screwball comedy that was apparently a wacky spoof of the crime movies that were so popular in the 1930s. It seems to be completely forgotten today, except by major film buffs.

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20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Preston Foster

'Chipper' Morgan

Preston Foster

Acting

Tony Martin

Tommy Grant

Tony Martin

Acting

Phyllis Brooks

Helen Lindsay

Phyllis Brooks

Acting

Slim Summerville

Slim Nelson

Slim Summerville

Acting

Arthur Treacher

Darby Randall

Arthur Treacher

Acting

Eddie Collins

Fisheye Conroy

Eddie Collins

Acting

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Graham

Jane Darwell

Acting

Sidney Toler

Jeffrey Mitchell

Sidney Toler

Acting

Bill Robinson

Memphis Jones

Bill Robinson

Acting

Edward Gargan

Tiny

Edward Gargan

Acting

Dorothy Dearing

Martha Graham

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Charles D. Brown

Warden Harris

Charles D. Brown

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