United States / Dec 09, 1938
1h 15min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sidney Toler | Jeffrey Mitchell |
| Bill Robinson | Memphis Jones |
| Edward Gargan | Tiny |
| Dorothy Dearing | Martha Graham |
| Charles D. Brown | Warden Harris |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Up the River |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 9 dicembre 1938 |
| Production | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Writer | Maurine Dallas Watkins, John Patrick, Lou Breslow |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Assistant directors | Alfred L. Werker |
| Production design | Bernard Herzbrun, Chester Gore |
| Art direction | Bernard Herzbrun, Chester Gore |
| Set decoration | Bernard Herzbrun, Chester Gore |
| Music | Samuel Kaylin, William H. Anderson, Joseph E. Aiken |
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| Sound | William H. Anderson, Joseph E. Aiken, Samuel Kaylin |
| Costume design | Sophie Wachner, Helen A. Myron |
| Makeup | Sophie Wachner, Helen A. Myron |
| Hairstyling | Sophie Wachner, Helen A. Myron |
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