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The Big House ()

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A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
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Morgan
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Butch
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Warden
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Kent
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Anne
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Pop
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Mr. Marlowe
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Olsen
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Wallace
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Gopher (as Mathew Betz)
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Mrs. Marlowe
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Donlin (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
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Uncle Jed (scenesDeleted)
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Sandy
Eddie Foyer ...
Dopey
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Putnam (as Rosco Ates)
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Oliver
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Inmate (uncredited)
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Trustee (uncredited)
Eddie Lambert ...
Inmate (uncredited)
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Convict in Yard (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
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Morgan's Lawyer (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley ...
Inmate (uncredited)
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Prison Doctor (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
Adolph Seidel ...
Prison Barber (uncredited)
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Inmate (uncredited)
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Inmate #46375 (uncredited)

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George W. Hill ... (as George Hill)
Ward Wing ... (additional director) (uncredited)

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Frances Marion ... (story and dialogue)
 
Joseph Farnham ... (additional dialogue) (as Joe Farnham) and
Martin Flavin ... (additional dialogue)

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Irving Thalberg ... producer (uncredited)

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Harold Wenstrom ... (photographed by)

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Blanche Sewell ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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William Ryan ... assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Sharrock ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Glenn Cravath ... poster artist (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Robert Shirley ... recording engineer (uncredited)

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Reggie Lanning ... camera operator (uncredited)

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David Cox ... wardrobe

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William Axt ... composer: title music (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

After a manslaughter conviction from drunk driving, nice but foolish Kent is sent to a prison over-crowded and unable to properly deal with its inmates. There he meets veteran criminals like Morgan and his hardened pal Butch. And the system punishes them all, turning them against each other and bringing out the worst. Written by Ken Yousten

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Taglines Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Big House (France)
  • Hölle hinter Gittern (Germany)
  • El presidio (Spain)
  • O Presídio (Brazil)
  • Mennesker bag Gitret (Denmark)
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  • 87 min
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Budget $414,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Frances Marion's Academy Award for Best Screenplay made her the first woman to win an Oscar in a non-acting capacity. See more »
Goofs The hallway area outside Butch and Kent's cell changes between scenes, possibly due to reshoots (see Trivia). See more »
Movie Connections Alternate-language version of El presidio (1930). See more »
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Quotes John Morgan: You know it means the rope, Butch, if they catch you? Who's in on it?
'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt: Well, me and Olsen and Joe and the Hawk.
John Morgan: The Hawk? That means blood.
'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt: No, he promised me he wouldn't bump nobody off.
John Morgan: Why, he croaked his own mother.
'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt: Sure he did. He cut her throat. He was sorry for it. He's all right.
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