
The Big House (1930)
Released:
1930-06-14
Duration:
1hr 27min
Rating 6.7
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.
Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cosmopolitan Productions
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.484 |
Directed By
George W. Hill
Crew
Additional Dialogue
Joseph Farnham
Joseph Farnham
Director of Photography
Harold Wenstrom
Harold Wenstrom
Director
George W. Hill
George W. Hill
Story
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Dialogue
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
Additional Dialogue
Martin Flavin
Martin Flavin
Editor
Blanche Sewell
Blanche Sewell
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Assistant Director
Harry Sharrock
Harry Sharrock
Sound
Robert Shirley
Robert Shirley
Sound
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Costume Design
David Cox
David Cox
Writer
Frances Marion
Frances Marion
TOP 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

Claire McDowell
Mrs. Marlowe

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Donlin

Tom Wilson
Sandy
Eddie Foyer
Dopey

Roscoe Ates
Putnam

Fletcher Norton
Oliver

Noah Beery Jr.
Convict in Yard (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin
Inmate (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux
Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)

Herbert Prior
Prison Doctor (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Inmate #46375 (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto
Inmate (uncredited)