Murder in the Big House main poster

Murder in the Big House

1942-04-11

Cast42

  • Faye Emerson

    Faye Emerson

    Gladys Wayne

  • Van Johnson

    Van Johnson

    Bert Bell

  • George Meeker

    George Meeker

    'Scoop' Conner

  • Frank Wilcox

    Frank Wilcox

    Randall

  • Tod Andrews

    Tod Andrews

    Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)

  • Roland Drew

    Roland Drew

    Mile-Away Gordon

  • Ruth Ford

    Ruth Ford

    Irene Gordon

  • Joseph Crehan

    Joseph Crehan

    Ainslee

  • William Gould

    William Gould

    Prison Warden

  • Joe Devlin

    Joe Devlin

    Motorcycle cop

  • Douglas Wood

    Douglas Wood

    Burgen

  • John Maxwell

    John Maxwell

    Prison Doctor

  • Patrick McVey

    Patrick McVey

    Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)

  • Dick Rich

    Dick Rich

    Death House Guard

  • Fred Kelsey

    Fred Kelsey

    "Screw"

  • William Phillips

    William Phillips

    Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)

  • Jack Mower

    Jack Mower

    Ramstead - Captain of the Guards

  • Creighton Hale

    Creighton Hale

    Ritter - Warden's Secretary

  • Henry Hall

    Henry Hall

    Chaplain

  • Walter Brooke

    Walter Brooke

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Virgil Cain

    Virgil Cain

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Dick Chandlee

    Dick Chandlee

    Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Bill Chaney

    Bill Chaney

    Copyboy (uncredited)

  • Joe Devlin

    Joe Devlin

    Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

  • Bill Edwards

    Bill Edwards

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Sol Gorss

    Sol Gorss

    Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)

  • Eddie Graham

    Eddie Graham

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Stuart Holmes

    Stuart Holmes

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • William Hopper

    William Hopper

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • I. Stanford Jolley

    I. Stanford Jolley

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Hank Mann

    Hank Mann

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Frank Mayo

    Frank Mayo

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Ray Montgomery

    Ray Montgomery

    Young Reporter (uncredited)

  • Pat O'Malley

    Pat O'Malley

    Guard (uncredited)

  • Paul Panzer

    Paul Panzer

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    Lee Phelps

    Executioner (uncredited)

  • Don Phillips

    Don Phillips

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Cliff Saum

    Cliff Saum

    Second Process Server (uncredited)

  • Wallace Scott

    Wallace Scott

    Slim (uncredited)

  • Don Turner

    Don Turner

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Leo White

    Leo White

    First Process Server (uncredited)

  • Jack Wise

    Jack Wise

    Reporter (uncredited)

Art1

  • Hugh Reticker

    Hugh Reticker

    Art Direction

Camera1

  • Ted D. McCord

    Ted D. McCord

    Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up4

  • Milo Anderson

    Milo Anderson

    Costume Design

  • Orry-Kelly

    Orry-Kelly

    Costume Design

  • Perc Westmore

    Perc Westmore

    Makeup Artist

  • Eugene Joseff

    Eugene Joseff

    Costume Design

Crew2

  • Sol Gorss

    Sol Gorss

    Stunts

  • Harvey Parry

    Harvey Parry

    Stunts

Directing2

  • B. Reeves Eason

    B. Reeves Eason

    Director

  • Lester D. Guthrie

    Lester D. Guthrie

    Assistant Director

Editing1

  • Terry O. Morse

    Terry O. Morse

    Editor

Production2

  • William Jacobs

    William Jacobs

    Producer

  • Jack L. Warner

    Jack L. Warner

    Executive Producer

Sound6

  • Leo Erdody

    Leo Erdody

    Original Music Composer

  • Howard Jackson

    Howard Jackson

    Original Music Composer

  • William Lava

    William Lava

    Original Music Composer

  • Oliver S. Garretson

    Oliver S. Garretson

    Sound

  • Friedrich Hollaender

    Friedrich Hollaender

    Original Music Composer

  • Max Steiner

    Max Steiner

    Original Music Composer

Writing2

  • Raymond L. Schrock

    Raymond L. Schrock

    Screenplay

  • Jerome Chodorov

    Jerome Chodorov

    Idea