

Jail House Blues
1942-02-01 · 62 min · ★ 9.0
A prisoner about to be pardoned puts it off until he can put on one last variety show for his fellow inmates.
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- Directors
- Albert S. Rogell
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Nat PendletonSonny McGann
Anne GwynneDoris Daniels
Robert PaigeCliff Bailey
Horace McMahonSwifty
Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Warren HymerBig Foot Louie
Samuel S. HindsMr. Thomas Daniels
Cliff ClarkWarden Boswell
John KellySnork
Reed HadleyBoston
Paul FixDanny
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