Up the River

Alfred L. Werker
1938-12-09


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75 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Preston Foster 'Chipper' Morgan Unowned
Tony Martin Tommy Grant Unowned
Phyllis Brooks Helen Lindsay Unowned
Slim Summerville Slim Nelson Unowned
Arthur Treacher Darby Randall Unowned
Eddie Collins Fisheye Conroy Unowned
Jane Darwell Mrs. Graham Unowned
Sidney Toler Jeffrey Mitchell Unowned
Bill Robinson Memphis Jones Unowned
Edward Gargan Tiny Unowned
Dorothy Dearing Martha Graham Unowned
Charles D. Brown Warden Harris Unowned