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.
Director:
Alfred L. Werker
Writers:
John Patrick, Lou Breslow.
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Preston Foster as 'Chipper' Morgan |
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Tony Martin as Tommy Grant |
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Phyllis Brooks as Helen Lindsay |
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Slim Summerville as Slim Nelson |
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Arthur Treacher as Darby Randall |
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Eddie Collins as Fisheye Conroy |
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Jane Darwell as Mrs. Graham |
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Sidney Toler as Jeffrey Mitchell |
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Bill Robinson as Memphis Jones |
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Edward Gargan as Tiny |
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Dorothy Dearing as Martha Graham |
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Charles D. Brown as Warden Harris |
| Directing | Alfred L. Werker | Director |
| Production | Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
| Sound | Samuel Kaylin | Music |
| Crew | J. Peverell Marley | Cinematography |
| Art | Chester Gore | Art Direction |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sophie Wachner | Costume Design |
| Sound | Joseph E. Aiken | Sound |
| Sound | William H. Anderson | Sound |
| Sound | Samuel Kaylin | Music Director |
| Writing | John Patrick | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lou Breslow | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maurine Dallas Watkins | Story |
