Up the River (1938)Stream and Watch Online

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Released December 9th, 1938, 'Up the River' stars Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .