Big House, U.S.A(1955)
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
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.
Movie: Big House, U.S.A
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rollo Lamar
Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Special FBI Agent James Madden
William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith (as Lon Chaney)
Benny Kelly
Emily Euridice Evans (as Randy Farr)
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Robertson Lambert (as Willis B. Bouchey)
Danny Lambert (as Peter Votrian)
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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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6.5
Rating:
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5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
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