Up the River
ComedyRomance
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 t...
Director
Alfred L. Werker
Writers
Lou Breslow, John Patrick, Maurine Dallas Watkins
Stars
Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks
Release Date
December 9, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast
Preston Foster
as 'Chipper' Morgan
Tony Martin
as Tommy Grant
Phyllis Brooks
as Helen Lindsay
Slim Summerville
as Slim Nelson
Arthur Treacher
as Darby Randall
Alan Dinehart
as Warden Clarence Willis
Eddie Collins
as Fisheye Conroy
Jane Darwell
as Mrs. Graham
Sidney Toler
as Jeffrey Mitchell
Bill Robinson
as Memphis Jones
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Twentieth Century Fox
🏷️ Keywords
prisonfootball
🎯 Categories
ComedyRomance
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📖 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 t...