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Play Time: 87 mins
Crime, Drama
The Big House

Overview:
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

Status: Released (1930-06-14)
Awards:Won 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Screen:Frances Marion, Joseph Farnham, Martin Flavin
Productions: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
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This is one of my favourite early examples of the dog-eat-dog world in prison as the young “Marlowe” (Robert Montgomery) is sent down for a decade after a road accident led to a fatality. Not surprisingly, he’s as anxious as hell - not least when he learns that he is to share facilit ....

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