The Big House

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

Duration: 87 min

Release date: 1930-06-14

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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.

Crime Drama

The Big House

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as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

as Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

as Kent Marlowe

as Anne Marlowe

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Marlowe

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Fletcher Norton

Fletcher Norton

as Convict in Yard (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

as Inmate (uncredited)

as Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)

as Prison Doctor (uncredited)

as Inmate #46375 (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

as Inmate (uncredited)

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Harold Wenstrom

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Additional Dialogue

Additional Dialogue

Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Assistant Director

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