The Big House

The Big House (1930)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1930-06-14
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 37 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: George W. Hill
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Summary

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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  • Chester Morris

    as John Morgan

  • Wallace Beery

    as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

  • Lewis Stone

    as Warden James Adams

  • Robert Montgomery

    as Kent Marlowe

  • Leila Hyams

    as Anne Marlowe

  • George F. Marion

    as Pop

  • J. C. Nugent

    as Mr. Marlowe

  • Karl Dane

    as Olsen

  • DeWitt Jennings

    as Wallace

  • Matthew Betz

    as Gopher

  • Claire McDowell

    as Mrs. Marlowe

  • Robert Emmett O'Connor

    as Donlin

  • Tom Wilson

    as Sandy

  • Eddie Foyer

    as Dopey

  • Roscoe Ates

    as Putnam

  • Fletcher Norton

    as Oliver

  • Noah Beery Jr.

    as Convict in Yard (uncredited)

  • Chris-Pin Martin

    as Inmate (uncredited)

  • Louis Natheaux

    as Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Herbert Prior

    as Prison Doctor (uncredited)

  • Harry Wilson

    as Inmate #46375 (uncredited)

  • Angelo Rossitto

    as Inmate (uncredited)
Writing Frances Marion Dialogue
Crew Joseph Farnham Additional Dialogue
Camera Harold Wenstrom Director of Photography
Editing Blanche Sewell Editor
Crew Martin Flavin Additional Dialogue
Writing Frances Marion Story
Production Irving Thalberg Producer
Directing George W. Hill Director
Directing Harry Sharrock Assistant Director
Sound Douglas Shearer Sound
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up David Cox Costume Design
Sound Robert Shirley Sound
Writing Frances Marion Writer

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