Looking to feast your eyes on 'Up the River' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Alfred L. Werker-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Up the River' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Up the River' right now, here are some details about the 20th Century Fox comedy flick.
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 well-known users.
What, so now you want 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." .
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Watch in Movie Theaters on December 9th, 1938
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