The Big House (1930)

Name: The Big House
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930-06-14
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Leila Hyams

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

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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Released 1930-06-14 · 87 min · Crime, Drama

Directed by 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
J. C. Nugent as Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane as Olsen
DeWitt Jennings as Wallace
Matthew Betz as Gopher
Claire McDowell as Mrs. Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Donlin
Tom Wilson as Sandy
Eddie Foyer as Dopey
Roscoe Ates as Putnam