Up the River

Name: Up the River
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1938-12-09
Duration: 75 min
Cast: Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher

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1938 · 75 min · Comedy · TMDB 10.0/10

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.

Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Cast

Preston Foster — 'Chipper' Morgan
Tony Martin — Tommy Grant
Phyllis Brooks — Helen Lindsay
Slim Summerville — Slim Nelson
Arthur Treacher — Darby Randall