Ladies of the Big House (1931)
Overview
A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a murder they didn't commit.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.82 |
Directed By
Marion Gering
Crew
Marion Gering
David Abel
Ernest Booth
John Leipold
George Bourne
Louis Weitzenkorn
TOP CAST
Sylvia Sidney
Kathleen Storm McNeil
Gene Raymond
Standish McNeil
Wynne Gibson
Susie Thompson
Earle Foxe
Kid Athens
Rockliffe Fellowes
Martin Doremus
Purnell Pratt
John Hartman
Frank Sheridan
Warden Hecker
Louise Beavers
Ivory
Miriam Goldina
Maria - The Mexican
Hilda Vaughn
Millie
Fritzi Ridgeway
Reno Maggie
Esther Howard
Clara Newman
Edna Bennett
The Countess
Ruth Lyons
Gertie
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Turner
Mary Foy
Mrs. Lowry
Noel Francis
Thelma
Theodore von Eltz
Frazer
Evelyn Preer
Inmate
Paulette Goddard
Inmate in Midst of Crowd (uncredited)
George Irving
District Attorney Lawson (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns
Frank - Twenty Questions player (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish
Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
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