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The Big House

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

6.5

1h 27m

1930

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

Synopsis

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

CrimeDrama

prisonprison cellinmatepre-codemanslaughterincarcerationprison break attempt

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Cast & Crew

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

as John Morgan

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

as Kent Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

as Anne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

as Pop

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

as Mr. Marlowe

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

as Olsen

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

as Wallace

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