The Canary Comes Across (1938)

  • NR
  • 01/26/1938 (US)
  • Music
  • 21m

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.

Will Jason

Director

Cast

Erik Rhodes's headshot

Erik Rhodes

Canary Dillon
Virginia Grey's headshot

Virginia Grey

Ann Clayton
Maurice Black's headshot

Maurice Black

Scarpuss
Oscar O'Shea's headshot

Oscar O'Shea

Warden Clayton
George Cooper's headshot

George Cooper

Dutch (uncredited)
Lester Dorr's headshot

Lester Dorr

Convict (uncredited)
George Guhl's headshot

George Guhl

Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff's headshot

Constantine Romanoff

Convict (uncredited)

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