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Up the River

19380.0 / 1075 min
Comedy

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.

Cast

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 Darwell

Jane Darwell

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

Crew

Bernard Herzbrun

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Helen A. Myron

Helen A. Myron

Costume Design

J. Peverell Marley

J. Peverell Marley

Cinematography

Chester Gore

Chester Gore

Art Direction

Alfred L. Werker

Alfred L. Werker

Director

Joseph E. Aiken

Joseph E. Aiken

Sound

William H. Anderson

William H. Anderson

Sound

Samuel Kaylin

Samuel Kaylin

Music Director

Sol M. Wurtzel

Sol M. Wurtzel

Producer

Sophie Wachner

Sophie Wachner

Costume Design

Samuel Kaylin

Samuel Kaylin

Music

John Patrick

John Patrick

Screenplay

Lou Breslow

Lou Breslow

Screenplay

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Story