The Big House (1930 film)

The Big House
Original lobby card depicting Chester Morris and Wallace Beery
Directed byGeorge Hill
Screenplay byStory and dialogue by Frances Marion
Additional dialogue by
Joe Farnham and
Martin Flavin
Produced byIrving Thalberg (uncredited)
StarringChester Morris
Wallace Beery
Lewis Stone
Robert Montgomery
Leila Hyams
George F. Marion
J. C. Nugent
CinematographyHarold Wenstrom
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byno credit
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 24, 1930 (1930-06-24)[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$414,000[2][3]
Box office$1,715,000 (worldwide rentals)[2][3]

The Big House is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by George Hill, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and 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.

  1. ^ "The Industry's Date Book". Film Daily. New York: Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc.: 2 June 23, 1930.
  2. ^ a b Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "MGM film grosses, 1924-1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (2): 127–144. doi:10.1080/01439689200260081.
  3. ^ a b Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "Appendix". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (S2): 1–20. doi:10.1080/01439689208604539.