prison escape,singer,opera singer,escaped prisoner,singing competition,glee club,short film

The Canary Comes Across (1938)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Will Jason
  • Profile picture of Erik Rhodes
    Canary Dillon Erik Rhodes
  • Profile picture of Virginia Grey
    Ann Clayton Virginia Grey
  • Profile picture of Maurice Black
    Scarpuss Maurice Black
  • Profile picture of Oscar O'Shea
    Warden Clayton Oscar O'Shea
  • Profile picture of George Cooper
    Dutch (uncredited) George Cooper
  • Profile picture of Lester Dorr
    Convict (uncredited) Lester Dorr
  • Profile picture of George Guhl
    Prison Gate Guard (uncredited) George Guhl
  • Profile picture of Constantine Romanoff
    Convict (uncredited) Constantine Romanoff

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Keywords

  • prison escape
  • singer
  • opera singer
  • escaped prisoner
  • singing competition
  • glee club
  • short film