The Big House (1930)
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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Chester Morris
as John Morgan
as John Morgan
Wallace Beery
as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Lewis Stone
as Warden James Adams
as Warden James Adams
Robert Montgomery
as Kent Marlowe
as Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams
as Anne Marlowe
as Anne Marlowe
George F. Marion
as Pop
as Pop
J. C. Nugent
as Mr. Marlowe
as Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane
as Olsen
as Olsen
DeWitt Jennings
as Wallace
as Wallace
Matthew Betz
as Gopher
as Gopher
Claire McDowell
as Mrs. Marlowe
as Mrs. Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Donlin
as Donlin
Tom Wilson
as Sandy
as Sandy
Eddie Foyer
as Dopey
as Dopey
Roscoe Ates
as Putnam
as Putnam
Fletcher Norton
as Oliver
as Oliver
Noah Beery Jr.
as Convict in Yard (uncredited)
as Convict in Yard (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
as Inmate (uncredited)
as Inmate (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
as Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)
as Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)
Herbert Prior
as Prison Doctor (uncredited)
as Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Inmate #46375 (uncredited)
as Inmate #46375 (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
as Inmate (uncredited)
as Inmate (uncredited)
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George W. Hill
Director
Director
Frances Marion
Story
Story
Frances Marion
Dialogue
Dialogue
Joseph Farnham
Additional Dialogue
Additional Dialogue
Martin Flavin
Additional Dialogue
Additional Dialogue
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Producer
Harold Wenstrom
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Blanche Sewell
Editor
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Harry Sharrock
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound
Sound
Robert Shirley
Sound
Sound
David Cox
Costume Design
Costume Design
Frances Marion
Writer
Writer
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