Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

LOVE,LAUGHS AND LYRICS IN LOCKSTEP TIME!

1942 · 62 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Music

A prisoner about to be pardoned puts it off until he can put on one last variety show for his fellow inmates.

Directed by Albert S. Rogell · Written by Paul Gerard Smith

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