The Big House(Movie, 1930)

Name: The Big House
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930
Duration: T01:27:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 27min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

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 inspired many others of this genre. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Big House

Academy Award for Best Writing Academy Award for Best Sound nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About The Big House

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/14/1930

Cast: Wallace Beery, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Chester Morris, George F. Marion, Claire McDowell, Noah Beery Jr., DeWitt Clarke Jennings, J. C. Nugent, Karl Dane, Leila Hyams, Matthew Betz, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Tom Wilson

Director: George W. Hill

Producer: Irving Thalberg

Screenwriter: Frances Marion, Martin Flavin, Joseph Farnham, Lennox Robinson

Film Editor: Blanche Sewell

Composer: Louis Silvers

Production Designer: Cedric Gibbons

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Presídio"

Keywords: prison, incarceration, pre-code, prison cell, inmate, prison break attempt, manslaughter

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Big House(Movie, 1930)

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