Will Jason
Director
The Canary Comes Across (1938)
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 Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Recommendations
21 min
Jan. 26, 1938
Released
NR / 11+