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Big House, U.S.A(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-03-03
66%
24 Votes
Time: 1h 23m
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
Overview:
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Bel-Air Productions
Movie: Big House, U.S.A
Top 10 Billed Cast
Broderick Crawford
Rollo Lamar
Ralph Meeker
Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed Hadley
Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman
William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles Bronson
Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr
Emily Euridice Evans
Roy Roberts
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis Bouchey
Robertson Lambert
Peter J. Votrian
Danny Lambert
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Overview
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Release Date
1955-03-03
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6.583
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
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