Jailbirds (1940)
Overview
Two convicts escape prison and get a job in a bakery. Their attempts to go straight are endangered by a third escaped convict.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.353 |
Directed By
Oswald Mitchell
Crew
Oswald Mitchell
Fred Karno
Oswald Mitchell
Con West
F.W. Baker
Percival Mackey
Geoffrey Faithfull
Cecil H. Williamson
R. Holmes Paul
E.S. Laurie
George Shurley
Hal Fuller
Arthur Grant
TOP CAST
Albert Burdon
Bill Smith
Shaun Glenville
Colonel Pepper
Charles Hawtrey
Nick
Charles Farrell
Spike Nelson
Lorraine Clewes
Mary Smith
Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs. Smith
Harry Terry
Narky
Nat Mills
Mr. Popodopoulos
Bobbie Macauley
Mrs. Popodopoulos
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