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.

Directed by: John Ford

Cast: Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Alfred L. Werker, Arthur Treacher, Bill Robinson, Charles D. Brown, Dorothy Dearing, Eddie Collins, Edward Gargan, Jane Darwell, Phyllis Brooks, Preston Foster

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Rating: 6/10

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