Music · United States of America · 1938 · 21m

The Canary Comes Across

The Canary Comes Across poster
Director
Will Jason
Cast
Erik Rhodes as Canary Dillon Virginia Grey as Ann Clayton Maurice Black as Scarpuss Oscar O'Shea as Warden Clayton George Cooper as Dutch (uncredited) Lester Dorr as Convict (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Pittack — Director of Photography
Synopsis

A prisoner with a good singing voice escapes, only to grow jealous when an opera singer who looks like him is delivered back to the prison and receives attention, especially from Ann, the warden's daughter who leads the prison glee club.

Mood & Themes
prison escapesingeropera singerescaped prisonersinging competitionglee clubshort film
Key Collaborators
Will Jason Director Robert Pittack Director of Photography
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