About the film
prison prison cell inmate pre-code manslaughter incarceration prison break attempt
The Big House
Release Date: June 14, 1930
| Year | : | 1930 |
| Slogan | : | «Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions |
| Director | : | George W. Hill |
| Producers | : | Irving Thalberg |
| Writers | : | Frances Marion, Frances Marion |
| RunTime | : | 87 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Chester Morris
Character : John Morgan
Wallace Beery
Character : Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Lewis Stone
Character : Warden James Adams
Robert Montgomery
Character : Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams
Character : Anne Marlowe
George F. Marion
Character : Pop
J. C. Nugent
Character : Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane
Character : Olsen
DeWitt Jennings
Character : Wallace
Matthew Betz
Character : Gopher
Claire McDowell
Character : Mrs. Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Character : Donlin
Tom Wilson
Character : Sandy
Eddie Foyer
Character : Dopey
Roscoe Ates
Character : Putnam
Fletcher Norton
Character : Oliver
Noah Beery Jr.
Character : Convict in Yard (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Character : Inmate (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Character : Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)
Herbert Prior
Character : Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Character : Inmate #46375 (uncredited)
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