The Canary Comes Across

1938

0h 21m

3.5(2 votes)

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.

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8 members

Acting

Erik Rhodes

Canary Dillon

Acting

Virginia Grey

Ann Clayton

Acting

Maurice Black

Scarpuss

Acting

Oscar O'Shea

Warden Clayton

Acting

George Cooper

Dutch (uncredited)

Acting

Lester Dorr

Convict (uncredited)

Acting

George Guhl

Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)

Acting

Constantine Romanoff

Convict (uncredited)

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