Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 27m

The Big House

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Director
George W. Hill
Cast
Chester Morris as John Morgan Wallace Beery as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt Lewis Stone as Warden James Adams Robert Montgomery as Kent Marlowe Leila Hyams as Anne Marlowe George F. Marion as Pop
Crew
Harold Wenstrom — Director of Photography Blanche Sewell — Editor Frances Marion — Writer Frances Marion — Story Irving Thalberg — Producer David Cox — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
prisonprison cellinmatepre-codemanslaughterincarcerationprison break attempt
Key Collaborators
George W. Hill Director Harold Wenstrom Director of Photography Blanche Sewell Editor Frances Marion Writer Frances Marion Story Irving Thalberg Producer David Cox Costume Design
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