The Big House (1930)
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
1930 · NR · 1h 27m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
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.
Director: George W. Hill
Writers: Frances Marion
Cinematography: Harold Wenstrom
Editor: Blanche Sewell
Rated 6.6/10 by 55 viewers
Cast
Chester Morris as John MorganWallace Beery as Machine Gun 'Butch' SchmidtLewis Stone as Warden James AdamsRobert Montgomery as Kent MarloweLeila Hyams as Anne MarloweGeorge F. Marion as PopJ. C. Nugent as Mr. MarloweKarl Dane as OlsenDeWitt Jennings as WallaceMatthew Betz as GopherClaire McDowell as Mrs. MarloweRobert Emmett O'Connor as DonlinMore like this
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