CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 15m
Up the River
100%(1)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byAlfred L. Werker

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
December 9, 1938
Studios
20th Century Fox

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Preston Foster

Preston Foster

'Chipper' Morgan

Tony Martin

Tony Martin

Tommy Grant

Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks

Helen Lindsay

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Slim Nelson

Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Darby Randall

Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Fisheye Conroy

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Graham

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Jeffrey Mitchell

Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

Memphis Jones

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Tiny

Creative team
Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
Alfred L. Werker
Written by
John Patrick
Lou Breslow
Produced by
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel

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