The Big House
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
1930 | 87m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George W. Hill |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Frances Marion |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 1930 |
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| Director: | George W. Hill |
| Writer: | Frances Marion |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | prison, prison cell, inmate, pre-code, manslaughter, incarceration, prison break attempt |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frances Marion | Writer, Story, Dialogue |
| Joseph Farnham | Additional Dialogue |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Martin Flavin | Additional Dialogue |
| Harold Wenstrom | Director of Photography |
| Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |
| Robert Shirley | Sound |
| David Cox | Costume Design |
| George W. Hill | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | George W. Hill | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Lionel Barrymore | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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