- HD 1080
- Runtime: 87m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: George W. Hill
- Stars: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, Leila Hyams
- keywords: prison, prison cell, inmate, pre-code, manslaughter, incarceration, prison break attempt
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
- Slogan: Timely! Tremendous! Thrilling! Drama of Love and a Jail-Break!
- The The Big House is featured in the top rankings of 1930
- #10 in Top Drama Movies of 1930
- #1 in Top Crime Movies of 1930
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.