Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Preston Foster
'Chipper' Morgan
Lead
Tony Martin
Tommy Grant
Phyllis Brooks
Helen Lindsay
Slim Summerville
Slim Nelson
Arthur Treacher
Darby Randall
Eddie Collins
Fisheye Conroy
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Graham
Sidney Toler
Jeffrey Mitchell
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred L. Werker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Up the River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
