Up the River (1938)

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

Starring: Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher, Eddie Collins

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