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The Canary Comes Across

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A prisoner with a good singing voice escapes, only to grow jealous when an opera singer who looks like him is delivered back to the prison and receives attention, especially from Ann, the warden's daughter who leads the prison glee club.

DirectorWill Jason

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Cast · Directed by Will Jason

ERErik Rhodes
Erik Rhodes
Canary Dillon
VGVirginia Grey
Virginia Grey
Ann Clayton
MBMaurice Black
Maurice Black
Scarpuss
OOOscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
Warden Clayton
GCGeorge Cooper
George Cooper
Dutch (uncredited)
LDLester Dorr
Lester Dorr
Convict (uncredited)
GGGeorge Guhl
George Guhl
Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
CRConstantine Romanoff
Constantine Romanoff
Convict (uncredited)

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