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The Big House(1930)
Status: Released
Date: 1930-06-14
66%
53 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Cosmopolitan Productions
Movie: The Big House
Top 10 Billed Cast
Chester Morris
John Morgan
Wallace Beery
Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
Lewis Stone
Warden James Adams
Robert Montgomery
Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams
Anne Marlowe
George F. Marion
Pop
J. C. Nugent
Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane
Olsen
DeWitt Jennings
Wallace
Matthew Betz
Gopher
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1930-06-14
Average
6.6
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
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