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Big House, U.S.A

Release Year
1955
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Action
Crime
Thriller
Directed By
Howard W. Koch
Big House, U.S.A

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Broderick Crawford

Rollo Lamar

Reed Hadley

Special FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman

William 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr.

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith (as Lon Chaney)

Felicia Farr

Emily Euridice Evans (as Randy Farr)

Roy Roberts

Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Willis Bouchey

Robertson Lambert (as Willis B. Bouchey)

Peter J. Votrian

Danny Lambert (as Peter Votrian)

Robert Bray

Ranger McCormick

William Boyett

Nelson Leigh

Gregg Martell

Crew

Howard W. Koch

Director

John C. Higgins

Screenplay

Gordon Avil

Director of Photography

Paul Dunlap

Original Music Composer

John F. Schreyer

Editor

Aubrey Schenck

Producer

George W. George

Story

George F. Slavin

Story

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