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Up the River

10.019381h 15mMovieComedy

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.

DirectorAlfred L. Werker

WritersJohn Patrick·Lou Breslow

ProducerSol M. Wurtzel

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Cast · Directed by Alfred L. Werker

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Up the River hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 27, 1939. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.