Big House, U.S.A

Name: Big House, U.S.A
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1955-03-03
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (25 Votes)

1955 EN 83 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

03/03/1955

Votes

Popularity

1.3

5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!

Genres

Action Thriller Crime

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

83 min

Broderick Crawford

Rollo Lamar

Ralph Meeker

Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Reed Hadley

Special FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman

William 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr.

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Charles Bronson

Benny Kelly

Felicia Farr

Emily Euridice Evans

Roy Roberts

Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Willis Bouchey

Robertson Lambert

Peter J. Votrian

Danny Lambert

Robert Bray

Ranger McCormick

William Boyett

Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Accomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)

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Bill McLean

Dipsy (uncredited)

Jan Merlin

Tommy (uncredited)

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Joe Ploski

Convict (uncredited)

Stafford Repp

Police Warden Machek (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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I'm gonna kidnap a kidnapper for the money he kidnapped for. Big House, U.S.A. is directed by Howard W. Koch and written by John C. Higgins, George George and George Slavin. It stars Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bronson and Felicia Farr. Music is by Paul Dunlap and cinematography by Gordon Avil. A Kidnap, A Ransom and A Prison Break = Powder Keg. Out of Bel-Air Productions, Big House, U.S.A. is a relentlessly tough and gritty picture. Beginning with the kidnapping of a young boy from a country camp, Howard Koch's film has no…

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