Movie: Men Behind Bars

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Heinrich George
Heinrich George

Butch

Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl

Morris

Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo

Annie Marlow

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    German-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.

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    1931-06-23

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