---
title: 'The Big House (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George W. Hill'
released: '1930-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-house-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020686/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big House (1930)

1930 · 88 min · Drama, Crime, Romance · United States


## 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George W. Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-w-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Frances Marion](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-marion), [Martin Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-flavin), [Joseph Farnham](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-farnham), [Lennox Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lennox-robinson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-silvers)
- **Producer:** [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Wenstrom](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-wenstrom)
- **Editor:** [Blanche Sewell](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-sewell)

## Cast

- [Claire McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-mcdowell)
- [Robert Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-montgomery)
- [J. C. Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-c-nugent)
- [Matthew Betz](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-betz)
- [Tom Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilson)
- [Karl Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-dane)
- [Wallace Beery](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-beery)
- [Noah Beery Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-beery-jr)
- [George F. Marion](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-f-marion)
- [Lewis Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-stone)
- [DeWitt Clarke Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewitt-clarke-jennings)
- [Leila Hyams](https://cinepixo.com/people/leila-hyams)
- [Chester Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-morris)
- [Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-o-connor)

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