Up the River (1938) - Where to Watch

Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Up the River' right now, here are some key details about the 20th Century Fox comedy flick. Up the River starring Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min. The release date of the movie is December 9th, 1938.

Let’s set the scene for you... 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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