The Big House

Jun 14, 1930

1h 27m

★ 6.6

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cosmopolitan Productions

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Cast

John Morgan

Chester Morris

Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

Wallace Beery

Warden James Adams

Lewis Stone

Kent Marlowe

Robert Montgomery

Anne Marlowe

Leila Hyams

Pop

George F. Marion

Mr. Marlowe

J. C. Nugent

Olsen

Karl Dane

Wallace

DeWitt Jennings

Gopher

Matthew Betz

Mrs. Marlowe

Claire McDowell

Donlin

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

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