Murder in the Big House (1942)
Overview
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.231 |
Directed By
B. Reeves Eason
Crew
B. Reeves Eason
Raymond L. Schrock
Jerome Chodorov
Lester D. Guthrie
Sol Gorss
Howard Jackson
Terry O. Morse
Perc Westmore
Ted D. McCord
Friedrich Hollaender
Hugh Reticker
Milo Anderson
Harvey Parry
Max Steiner
Leo Erdody
Orry-Kelly
Jack L. Warner
William Lava
Oliver S. Garretson
William Jacobs
Eugene Joseff
TOP CAST
Faye Emerson
Gladys Wayne
Van Johnson
Bert Bell
George Meeker
'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox
Randall
Tod Andrews
Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Roland Drew
Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford
Irene Gordon
Joseph Crehan
Ainslee
William Gould
Prison Warden
Joe Devlin
Motorcycle cop
Douglas Wood
Burgen
John Maxwell
Prison Doctor
Patrick McVey
Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich
Death House Guard
Fred Kelsey
"Screw"
William Phillips
Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)
Jack Mower
Ramstead - Captain of the Guards
Creighton Hale
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
Henry Hall
Chaplain
Walter Brooke
Reporter (uncredited)
Virgil Cain
Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Chandlee
Newsboy (uncredited)
Bill Chaney
Copyboy (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Reporter (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Reporter (uncredited)
William Hopper
Reporter (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Reporter (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Young Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Guard (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Executioner (uncredited)
Don Phillips
Reporter (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Second Process Server (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Slim (uncredited)
Don Turner
Reporter (uncredited)
Leo White
First Process Server (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Reporter (uncredited)
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