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The Big House

Name: The Big House
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930-06-14
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Leila Hyams

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

6.6/ 10

1930

1h 27m

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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Director

George W. Hill

Writer

Frances Marion, Frances Marion, Frances Marion

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Cast

22 credited

Chester Morris
John Morgan
Wallace Beery
Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Lewis Stone
Warden James Adams
Robert Montgomery
Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams

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