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.

75min
1938
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.0/10

Cast

Preston Foster profile picturePreston Foster'Chipper' Morgan
Tony Martin profile pictureTony MartinTommy Grant
Phyllis Brooks profile picturePhyllis BrooksHelen Lindsay
Slim Summerville profile pictureSlim SummervilleSlim Nelson
Arthur Treacher profile pictureArthur TreacherDarby Randall
Eddie Collins profile pictureEddie CollinsFisheye Conroy
Jane Darwell profile pictureJane DarwellMrs. Graham
Sidney Toler profile pictureSidney TolerJeffrey Mitchell
Bill Robinson profile pictureBill RobinsonMemphis Jones
Charles D. Brown profile pictureCharles D. BrownWarden Harris

About Up the River

Up the River 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.

Runtime: 75min

Extra details

Original Title: Up the River
Original Language: English
Directed By: Alfred L. Werker
Production Companies
20th Century Fox