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The Big House

1930 | 88 min | Drama · Crime · Romance

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Synopsis

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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Credits

Producer
Irving Thalberg
Director
George W. Hill
Screenplay
Frances Marion, Martin Flavin, Joseph Farnham, Lennox Robinson
Director of Photography
Harold Wenstrom
Original Music Composer
Louis Silvers
Editor
Blanche Sewell

Cast · 14

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

J. C. Nugent

J. C. Nugent

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Tom Wilson

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