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The Canary Comes Across

The Canary Comes Across

1938•21m•3.5/10
Music

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3.5/10(2)

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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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Canary Dillon

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Ann Clayton

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Scarpuss

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Warden Clayton

George Cooper

George Cooper

Dutch (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Convict (uncredited)

George Guhl

George Guhl

Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff

Convict (uncredited)

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