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The Big House

George W. Hill

1930 • 1h 27m

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

The Big House

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester MorrisJohn Morgan

Wallace Beery

Wallace BeeryMachine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

Lewis StoneWarden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert MontgomeryKent Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Leila HyamsAnne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. MarionPop

J. C. Nugent

J. C. NugentMr. Marlowe

Karl Dane

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt JenningsWallace

Matthew Betz

Matthew BetzGopher

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowellMrs. Marlowe

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'ConnorDonlin

Tom Wilson

Tom WilsonSandy

Eddie FoyerDopey

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe AtesPutnam

Crew

George W. Hill

George W. HillDirector

Frances Marion

Frances MarionStory

Joseph Farnham

Joseph FarnhamAdditional Dialogue

Irving Thalberg

Irving ThalbergProducer

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerSound

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