

MovieCrimeDrama
The Big House
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
6.6(56)19301h 27m
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.
- Director
- George W. Hill
- Writers
- Frances Marion,Frances Marion
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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)
Crew
Directing
- George W. HillDirector
- Harry SharrockAssistant Director
Writing
- Frances MarionDialogue
- Frances MarionStory
- Frances MarionWriter
Production
- Irving ThalbergProducer
Camera
- Harold WenstromDirector of Photography
Editing
- Blanche SewellEditor
Sound
- Douglas ShearerSound
- Robert ShirleySound
Art
- Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- David CoxCostume Design
Crew
- Martin FlavinAdditional Dialogue
- Joseph FarnhamAdditional Dialogue