Comedy · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 15m

Up the River

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Director
Alfred L. Werker
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 Eddie Collins as Fisheye Conroy
Crew
John Patrick — Screenplay Lou Breslow — Screenplay Maurine Dallas Watkins — Story Sol M. Wurtzel — Producer Helen A. Myron — Costume Design Sophie Wachner — Costume Design
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 to be completely forgotten today, except by major film buffs.

Mood & Themes
prisonamerican football
Key Collaborators
Alfred L. Werker Director John Patrick Screenplay Lou Breslow Screenplay Maurine Dallas Watkins Story Sol M. Wurtzel Producer Helen A. Myron Costume Design Sophie Wachner Costume Design
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