The Big House

George W. Hill
1930-06-14

Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
6.6
87 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Chester Morris John Morgan Unowned
Wallace Beery Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt Unowned
Lewis Stone Warden James Adams Unowned
Robert Montgomery Kent Marlowe Unowned
Leila Hyams Anne Marlowe Unowned
George F. Marion Pop Unowned
J. C. Nugent Mr. Marlowe Unowned
Karl Dane Olsen Unowned
DeWitt Jennings Wallace Unowned
Matthew Betz Gopher Unowned
Claire McDowell Mrs. Marlowe Unowned
Robert Emmett O'Connor Donlin Unowned
Tom Wilson Sandy Unowned
Eddie Foyer Dopey Unowned
Roscoe Ates Putnam Unowned
Fletcher Norton Oliver Unowned
Noah Beery Jr. Convict in Yard (uncredited) Unowned
Chris-Pin Martin Inmate (uncredited) Unowned
Louis Natheaux Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited) Unowned
Herbert Prior Prison Doctor (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Wilson Inmate #46375 (uncredited) Unowned
Angelo Rossitto Inmate (uncredited) Unowned