The Big House
The Big House

The Big House

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

6.6(45 votes)
1930
1h 27m
Crime
Drama

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.

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

John Morgan

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Kent Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Anne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

Pop

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

Mr. Marlowe

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Olsen

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Wallace

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Gopher

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