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Overview

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Director:
George W. Hill
Writers:
Joseph Farnham (additional dialogue)
Martin Flavin (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
14 June 1930 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Brilliant acting. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chester Morris ... John Morgan

Wallace Beery ... 'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt
Lewis Stone ... Warden James Adams

Robert Montgomery ... Kent Marlowe
Leila Hyams ... Anne Marlowe
George F. Marion ... Pop Riker
J.C. Nugent ... Mr. Marlowe
Karl Dane ... Olsen
DeWitt Jennings ... Capt. Wallace
Matthew Betz ... Gopher (as Mathew Betz)
Claire McDowell ... Mrs. Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Police Sgt. Donlin (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Tom Kennedy ... Uncle Jed
Tom Wilson ... Sandy, Guard
Eddie Foyer ... Dopey
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lon Chaney was originally cast in the role of Butch Schmidt. But due to his untimely death, the role was given to Wallace Beery. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt: Who, me?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fade to Black (1980) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant acting., 30 May 1999
10/10
Author: mark-293

I really enjoyed this film. It was a refreshing change from the films of today which all seem to have to rely on special effects for the film to be a success. The story of 'The big house' is very good and I would venture an opinion that it was far and above the norm for films of that era. The acting was great from Robert Montgomary as Kent Marlowe and Wallace Beery as Butch Schmidt. Leila Hyams as Anne Marlowe was both a stunning looking, and brilliant actress and stole the film with her looks.

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