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The Big House

The Big House

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

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.

CrimeDrama

Release: 1930-06-14Runtime: 87 minRating: 6.5 (51)

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

John Morgan

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Kent Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Anne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

Pop

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

Mr. Marlowe

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Olsen

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Wallace

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Gopher

Crew

George W. Hill

Director

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Story

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Dialogue

Joseph Farnham

Joseph Farnham

Additional Dialogue

Martin Flavin

Additional Dialogue

Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Producer

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Blanche Sewell

Editor

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Harry Sharrock

Assistant Director