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Big House, U.S.A( 1955)

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5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Broderick Crawford

      Rollo Lamar

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      Ralph Meeker

      Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

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      Reed Hadley

      Special FBI Agent James Madden

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      William Talman

      William 'Machine Gun' Mason

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      Lon Chaney Jr.

      Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

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      Charles Bronson

      Benny Kelly

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      Felicia Farr

      Emily Euridice Evans

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      Roy Roberts

      Chief Ranger Will Erickson

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      Willis Bouchey

      Robertson Lambert

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      Peter J. Votrian

      Danny Lambert

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      Robert Bray

      Ranger McCormick

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      William Boyett

      Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)

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      Nelson Leigh

      Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)

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      Gregg Martell

      Accomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)

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      Bill McLean

      Dipsy (uncredited)

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      Jan Merlin

      Tommy (uncredited)

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      Joe Ploski

      Convict (uncredited)

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      Stafford Repp

      Police Warden Machek (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Fri Nov 08 2013
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • ransom
    • prison escape