The Big House (1930)
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
87 min
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.
- Release date
- June 14, 1930
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Chester Morris as Morgan
- Wallace Beery as Butch
- Lewis Stone as Warden
- Robert Montgomery as Kent
- Leila Hyams as Anne
- George F. Marion as Pop
- J.C. Nugent as Mr. Marlowe
- Karl Dane as Olsen
- DeWitt Jennings as Wallace
- Matthew Betz as Gopher
Crew
- George W. Hill · Director
- Frances Marion · Writer
- Joseph Farnham · Writer
- Martin Flavin · Writer
- Harold Wenstrom · Cinematographer
- Blanche Sewell · Editor