Up the River

1938 • 1h 15m • Comedy

8.5(2 votes)

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

Alfred L. Werker

Writers

John Patrick, Lou Breslow

Status

Released