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Big House, U.S.A

Howard W. Koch

1955 • 1h 23m

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

Big House, U.S.A

Cast

Broderick Crawford

Broderick CrawfordRollo Lamar

Ralph Meeker

Ralph MeekerGeraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Reed Hadley

Reed HadleySpecial FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman

William TalmanWilliam 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Charles Bronson

Charles BronsonBenny Kelly

Felicia Farr

Felicia FarrEmily Euridice Evans

Roy Roberts

Roy RobertsChief Ranger Will Erickson

Willis Bouchey

Willis BoucheyRobertson Lambert

Peter J. Votrian

Peter J. VotrianDanny Lambert

Robert Bray

Robert BrayRanger McCormick

William Boyett

William BoyettRanger at Park Exit (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Nelson LeighMadden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Gregg MartellAccomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)

Bill McLeanDipsy (uncredited)

Crew

Howard W. Koch

Howard W. KochDirector

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