

The Big House
Visit website6.7/10 • 42
1930-06-14 • 1h 27m
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
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.
- Directors
- George W. Hill
- Writters
- Frances Marion
- Editors
- Blanche Sewell

The Big House
Visit website1930-06-14 • 1h 27m
6.7/10 • 42
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
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.
- Directors
- George W. Hill
- Writters
- Frances Marion
- Editors
- Blanche Sewell
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsChester 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
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- Status
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
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