The Canary Comes Across
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
21 min
Release Date
1938-01-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
3.5
Erik Rhodes
Canary Dillon
Virginia Grey
Ann Clayton
Maurice Black
Scarpuss
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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