Up the River
1938 | 75m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
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| Writer: | John Patrick, Lou Breslow, Maurine Dallas Watkins |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 1938 |
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| Director: | Alfred L. Werker |
| Writer: | John Patrick, Lou Breslow, Maurine Dallas Watkins |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | prison, american football |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Preston Foster | 'Chipper' Morgan |
| 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 |
| Bill Robinson | Memphis Jones |
| Edward Gargan | Tiny |
| Dorothy Dearing | Martha Graham |
| Charles D. Brown | Warden Harris |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alfred L. Werker | Director |
| Samuel Kaylin | Music Director, Music |
| J. Peverell Marley | Cinematography |
| Chester Gore | Art Direction |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |
| Sophie Wachner | Costume Design |
| Joseph E. Aiken | Sound |
| William H. Anderson | Sound |
| John Patrick | Screenplay |
| Lou Breslow | Screenplay |
| Maurine Dallas Watkins | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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