Film
Murder in the Big House
1942 · 59m · Action · Adventure · Crime
Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?
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Overview
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...
Cast
Faye Emerson
Gladys Wayne
Van Johnson
Bert Bell
George Meeker
'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox
Randall
Tod Andrews
Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Roland Drew
Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford
Irene Gordon
Joseph Crehan
Ainslee
William Gould
Prison Warden
Joe Devlin
Motorcycle cop
Douglas Wood
Burgen
John Maxwell
Prison Doctor
Patrick McVey
Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich
Death House Guard
Fred Kelsey
"Screw"
William Phillips
Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)
Crew
- B. Reeves EasonDirector
- Raymond L. SchrockScreenplay
- William JacobsProducer
- Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer
- Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography
- William LavaOriginal Music Composer
- Howard JacksonOriginal Music Composer
- Leo ErdodyOriginal Music Composer
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 11, 1942
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 59m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
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