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Up the River (1938)

Up the River

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1h 15m

Comedy, Musicals, Romance

December 2nd, 1938

6.4/10

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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.

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Cast

Preston Foster
'Chipper' Morgan
Tony Martin
Tommy Grant
Phyllis Brooks
Helen Lindsay
Slim Summerville
Slim Nelson
Arthur Treacher
Darby Randall
Alan Dinehart
Warden Clarence Willis
Eddie Collins
Fisheye Conroy
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Graham
Sidney Toler
Jeffrey Mitchell
Bill Robinson
Memphis Jones
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Directors

Alfred L. Werker
Full cast & crew

Producers

Sol M. Wurtzel
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Lou Breslow
screenplay
John Patrick
screenplay
Maurine Dallas Watkins
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

You're in for an UPROARIOUS FUN UPHEAVAL! ...and that's on the UP-and-UP! (Print Ad-New York Sun, ((New York, NY)) 1 December 1938)
No Bars on the Hilarity No Walls around the Fun a comedy upheaval...so funny it's downright illegal! (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 2 December 1938)
Hilarity in the Hoosegow with the Screwball -and Chain Gang! So funny it's practically illegal! (Print Ad-Leader-Post, ((Regina, Sask.)) 26 January 1939)

Keywords

prison
football
american football

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 1st, 1939 (Argentina)
December 2nd, 1938 (United States of America) (New York City, New York)
December 9th, 1938 (United States of America)
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Alternative Titles

Up the River (original title)
Gente de cuidado (Argentina) (original subtitled version)
Erros da Juventude (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

75 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox (United States of America)

Distribution Companies

Twentieth Century Fox (United States of America)

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