Movie Description
The Big House
(1930)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : George W. Hill
- Producer : Irving Thalberg
- Writer : Frances Marion
- Editor : Blanche Sewell
- Cast : Chester Morris,Wallace Beery,Lewis Stone,Robert Montgomery,Leila Hyams,George F. Marion,J. C. Nugent,Karl Dane,DeWitt Jennings,Matthew Betz,Claire McDowell,Robert Emmett O'Connor,Tom Wilson,Eddie Foyer,Roscoe Ates,Fletcher Norton,Noah Beery Jr.,Chris-Pin Martin,Louis Natheaux,Herbert Prior,Harry Wilson,Angelo Rossitto
Cast
John Morgan
Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Warden James Adams
Kent Marlowe
Anne Marlowe
Pop
Mr. Marlowe
Olsen
Wallace
Gopher
Mrs. Marlowe
Donlin
Sandy
Dopey
Putnam
Oliver
Convict in Yard (uncredited)
Inmate (uncredited)
Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)
Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Inmate #46375 (uncredited)
Inmate (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Big House
Status Released
Release Information
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1930-06-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Cosmopolitan Productions
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
