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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.

1h 15m1938TMDb 8.5

Comedy

English

Crew and Cast

Alfred L. WerkerAlfred L. WerkerDirectorPreston FosterPreston Foster'Chipper' MorganTony MartinTony MartinTommy GrantPhyllis BrooksPhyllis BrooksHelen LindsaySlim SummervilleSlim SummervilleSlim NelsonArthur TreacherArthur TreacherDarby RandallEddie CollinsEddie CollinsFisheye ConroyJane DarwellJane DarwellMrs. GrahamSidney TolerSidney TolerJeffrey MitchellBill RobinsonBill RobinsonMemphis JonesEdward GarganEdward GarganTiny
Dorothy DearingMartha GrahamCharles D. BrownCharles D. BrownWarden Harris

Storyline

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.

  • 20th Century Fox

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 December 1938
Runtime
1h 15m
TMDB score
8.5 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director
Alfred L. Werker
Writers
John Patrick, Lou Breslow, Maurine Dallas Watkins
Studios
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English