The Big House (1930)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- After being convicted of manslaughter, drunk driver Kent Marlowe is inducted into the rigours of prison life. He befriends fellow cons "Machine Gun" Butch Schmidt and John Morgan. Together they bristle at the prison's deplorable conditions and especially the inhumane policies of their cruel warden. Rising tensions culminate in a prison riot that may shake the institution to it's core.
- Actors:
- 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 Kennedy, Tom Wilson, Eddie Foyer, Roscoe Ates, Fletcher Norton, Noah Beery Jr., Edgar Dearing, Ethan Laidlaw
- Directors:
- George W. Hill, Ward Wing
- Writers:
- Frances Marion, Joseph Farnham
- Others:
- Douglas Shearer
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023
- Awards:
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