The Canary Comes Across (1938)

01/26/1938 (US) • 21m

Music

Overview

A prisoner with a good singing voice escapes, only to grow jealous when an opera singer who looks like him is delivered back to the prison and receives attention, especially from Ann, the warden's daughter who leads the prison glee club.

Top Billed Cast

Erik Rhodes

Canary Dillon

Virginia Grey

Ann Clayton

Oscar O'Shea

Warden Clayton

George Cooper

Dutch (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Convict (uncredited)

George Guhl

Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Convict (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prison escape

singer

opera singer

escaped prisoner

singing competition

glee club

short film

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