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The Big House (1930)

Overview

DramaCrime

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.

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prisoninmatepre-codeprison cellincarcerationmanslaughterprison break attempt
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Director

George W. Hill

ReleasedJun 14, 1930
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cosmopolitan Productions

Top Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

John Morgan

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Kent Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Anne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

Pop

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

Mr. Marlowe

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Olsen

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Wallace

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Gopher

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Marlowe

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Donlin

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Sandy

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Putnam

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