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Big House, U.S.A. (1955)

Big House, U.S.A.

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1h 23m

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film Noir

March 3rd, 1955

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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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Cast

Broderick Crawford
Rollo Lamar
Ralph Meeker
Gerry Barker
Reed Hadley
Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman
'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.
Alamo Smith
Charles Bronson
Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr
Emily Evans
Roy Roberts
Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis Bouchey
Robertson Lambert
Peter J. Votrian
Danny Lambert
Full cast & crew

Directors

Howard W. Koch
Full cast & crew

Producers

Aubrey Schenck
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John C. Higgins
written by
George W. George
(story) (as George George) and
George F. Slavin
story
(as George Slavin)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT! (original print ad - all caps)
We're bustin' out of this tomb... And we don't care how many of you we have to kill!
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!

Keywords

shootout
voice over narration
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 1st, 1956 (Austria)
November 18th, 1955 (Belgium)
October 13th, 1958 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Big House, U.S.A. (original title)
Blutgeld (Austria)
Dodersverdrag (Belgium) (Flemish title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

American National Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
Canon City, Colorado, USA
Isla San Pedro Mårtir, Gulf of Mexico, USA (Cascabel Island Prison exteriors)
All Locations

Running Times

83 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.75 : 1

Production Companies

Bel-Air Productions
Camden Productions Inc.

Distribution Companies

United Artists (Germany)
United Artists (Sweden)
United Artists (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
All Distribution Companies

Special Effects Companies

Howard Anderson Digital Effects (special photographic effects) (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)

Other Companies

Sound Services (sound recording services)
Western Electric [us] (sound recording)
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park (the producers wish to thank: the directors and personnel of, for their cooperation in making this picture possible) (as Royal Gorge Park)
All Other Companies

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