Action ·Adventure ·Crime ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 59m

Murder in the Big House

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Director
B. Reeves Eason
Cast
Faye Emerson as Gladys Wayne Van Johnson as Bert Bell George Meeker as 'Scoop' Conner Frank Wilcox as Randall Tod Andrews as Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames) Roland Drew as Mile-Away Gordon
Crew
Ted D. McCord — Director of Photography Terry O. Morse — Editor Leo Erdody — Original Music Composer Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer William Lava — Original Music Composer Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer
Tagline

Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?

Synopsis

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...

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Mood & Themes
prisonnewspapercorruptionmurderlawyerb movieelectric chairreporterexecutionstruck by lightning
Key Collaborators
B. Reeves Eason Director Ted D. McCord Director of Photography Terry O. Morse Editor Leo Erdody Original Music Composer Howard Jackson Original Music Composer William Lava Original Music Composer Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer Max Steiner Original Music Composer Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay William Jacobs Producer Milo Anderson Costume Design Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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