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    The Big House

    1930 · Crime drama · 1h 27m

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  1. The Big House is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by George Hill, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone and Robert Montgomery. The story and dialogue were written by Frances Marion, who won the Academy Award for Best Writing Achievement. As one of the first prison movies, it ...

  2. The Big House: Directed by George W. Hill, Ward Wing. With Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery. 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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    • Crime, Drama, Thriller
    • George W. Hill, Ward Wing
    • 1930-06-14
  3. One of the first and most powerful prison films ever to come out of Hollywood, The Big House (1930) played a decisive role in creating and defining the prison movie genre. Its influence on the hundreds of other prison films that have since followed is incalculable.

    • George Hill, Ward Wing
    • Chester Morris
  4. Movie Info. Synopsis After being convicted of manslaughter, drunk driver Kent Marlowe (Robert Montgomery) is inducted into the rigors of prison life. He befriends fellow cons "Machine Gun" Butch...

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    • Wallace Beery
    • George W. Hill
    • Crime, Drama
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  5. Title Screen : Movie Title/Year and Scene Descriptions: Screenshots: The Big House (1930) In George Hill's and MGM's early prison flick was one of the most realistic of Hollywood's melodramatic prison pictures, and became the model for many subsequent dramatic prison films; it was noted for its imaginative staging (with mobile crane and dolly shots, and an early zoom shot into a gun, and its ...

  6. The Big House. Summaries. 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. 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.

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  8. Directed by George W. Hill. Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break! 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. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.

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