The Big House

Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!

6.6

|1930|87 min

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.

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