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The Canary Comes Across(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-01-26
35%
2 Votes
Time: 0h 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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Canary Comes Across
Top 8 Billed Cast
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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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.
Release Date
1938-01-26
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