The Big House (1930)
With Wallace Beery, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Chester Morris, George F. Marion, Claire McDowell, Noah Beery Jr., DeWitt Clarke Jennings
Directed by George W. Hill
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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