The Big House
“Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!”
1930•NR•1h 27m•6.6•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
George W. Hill
Writer
Frances Marion
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Chester Morris
John Morgan
Wallace Beery
Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Lewis Stone
Warden James Adams
Robert Montgomery
Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams
Anne Marlowe
George F. Marion
Pop
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane
Olsen
DeWitt Jennings
Wallace
Matthew Betz
Gopher
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Donlin
Tom Wilson
Sandy
Eddie Foyer
Dopey
Roscoe Ates
Putnam
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
Cosmopolitan Productions
Producer
Irving Thalberg
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