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The Big House

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Original title

The Big House

Year

1930

Running time

87 min.

Country

United States

Director

George W. Hill

Screenwriter

Joseph Farnham, Martin Flavin. Story: Frances Marion

Cast

Cinematography

Harold Wenstrom (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Prison Drama. Crime

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Frances Marion Adaptations

Synopsis

Young Kent Marlowe, sent to prison for manslaughter, never learns the prison 'code of honor', planting a knife on his cellmate John Morgan, causing Morgan's parole, due to start the next day, to be revoked. Morgan escapes, meets and falls in love with Marlowe's sister, is recaptured and returned to prison where his ex-cellmate, tough-guy murderer Butch Schmidt, has entrusted the details of a planned breakout to the craven Marlowe.

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Awards: 1929: 2 Academy Awards: Best Screenplay & Best Sound. 4 Nominations

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