April 1, 2026… #movieoftheday is The Big House (full…
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April 1, 2026… #movieoftheday is The Big House (full movie) (1930).
“The Big House is a 1930 American pre-Code , prison drama film directed by George Hill , released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , starring Chester Morris , Wallace Beery , Lewis Stone and Robert Montgomery . The story and dialogue were written by Frances Marion who won the Academy Award for Best Writing Achievement . As one of the first prison movies, it inspired many others of this genre. ” - more at Wikipedia
The Big House is about the experiences of Kent Marlowe (Robert Montgomery), a middle-class man sentenced to prison after a manslaughter conviction. He is placed in a cell with Butch (Wallace Beery) and Morgan (Chester Morris), the two leaders of the inmates. Inside the overcrowded penitentiary, he becomes embroiled in the harsh realities of incarceration, tensions and an eventual escape attempt. The film was influential on the prison genre and earned multiple Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Writing Achievement.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJI-7wRqQ5U
#TheBigHouse #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
“The Big House is a 1930 American pre-Code , prison drama film directed by George Hill , released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , starring Chester Morris , Wallace Beery , Lewis Stone and Robert Montgomery . The story and dialogue were written by Frances Marion who won the Academy Award for Best Writing Achievement . As one of the first prison movies, it inspired many others of this genre. ” - more at Wikipedia
The Big House is about the experiences of Kent Marlowe (Robert Montgomery), a middle-class man sentenced to prison after a manslaughter conviction. He is placed in a cell with Butch (Wallace Beery) and Morgan (Chester Morris), the two leaders of the inmates. Inside the overcrowded penitentiary, he becomes embroiled in the harsh realities of incarceration, tensions and an eventual escape attempt. The film was influential on the prison genre and earned multiple Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Writing Achievement.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJI-7wRqQ5U
#TheBigHouse #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
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