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

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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