Watch Up the River (1938) Official Trailer
10 / 10 IMDb December 9, 1938 1h 15m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 15m
Release Date
December 9, 1938
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Country
United States of America
Producers
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
Jane Darwell
as Mrs. Graham
Sidney Toler
as Jeffrey Mitchell
Bill Robinson
as Memphis Jones
Edward Gargan
as Tiny
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Dorothy Dearing
as Martha Graham
Charles D. Brown
as Warden Harris
Production Companies
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