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Up the River (1938)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Alfred L. Werker
Writer : John Patrick, Lou Breslow

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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 Darwel
Jane Darwel
Mrs. Graham
Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler
Jeffrey Mitchell
Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson
Memphis Jones
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
Tiny
Dorothy Dearing
Dorothy Dearing
Martha Graham
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Warden Harris

Crews

Alfred L. Werker
Alfred L. Werker
Director
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel
Producer
Samuel Kaylin
Samuel Kaylin
Music
J. Peverell Marley
J. Peverell Marley
Cinematography
Chester Gore
Chester Gore
Art Direction
Bernard Herzbrun
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
Helen A. Myron
Helen A. Myron
Costume Design
Sophie Wachner
Sophie Wachner
Costume Design
Joseph E. Aiken
Joseph E. Aiken
Sound
William H. Anderson
William H. Anderson
Sound
Samuel Kaylin
Samuel Kaylin
Music Director
John Patrick
John Patrick
Screenplay
Lou Breslow
Lou Breslow
Screenplay
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Story

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