Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cosmopolitan Productions present

The Big House

Name: The Big House
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930-06-14

directed by George W. Hill

“Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!”

19301h 27mNRCrime

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Cosmopolitan Productions present

The Big House

directed by George W. Hill

“Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!”

19301h 27mNRCrime

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§ Synopsis

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.

§ Keywords

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prison prison cell inmate pre-code manslaughter incarceration prison break attempt

§ Crew

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Director

George W. Hill

Writer

Frances Marion

Cinematography

Harold Wenstrom

§ Cast

8 of 22

Chester Morris

as John Morgan

Wallace Beery

as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

as Warden James Adams

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