The Big House

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The Big House

7.1 | 1h27m | NR | en | 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.

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7.1 | 1h27m | NR | en | Drama , Crime

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.

Cast

Chester Morris , Wallace Beery , Lewis Stone

Director

Cedric Gibbons

Producted By

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Cosmopolitan Productions

Cast

Chester Morris

as John Morgan

[2018] Schlitzie: One of Us [2003] Complicated Women [1970] The Great White Hope [1956] The She-Creature [1952] Gang Busters [1949] Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture [1948] Trapped by Boston Blackie [1947] Blind Spot [1946] The Phantom Thief

Wallace Beery

as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

[1975] Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? [1960] When Comedy Was King [1949] Big Jack [1948] Alias a Gentleman [1948] A Date with Judy [1946] Bad Bascomb [1945] This Man's Navy [1943] Salute to the Marines [1942] Jackass Mail

Lewis Stone

as Warden James Adams

[1953] All the Brothers Were Valiant [1952] Scaramouche [1952] Just This Once [1952] The Prisoner of Zenda [1952] Talk About a Stranger [1951] Angels in the Outfield [1951] Grounds for Marriage [1951] Night Into Morning [1951] Bannerline