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Murder in the Big House

19426.5 / 1059 min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...

Cast

Faye Emerson

Faye Emerson

Gladys Wayne

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Bert Bell

George Meeker

George Meeker

'Scoop' Conner

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Randall

Tod Andrews

Tod Andrews

Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)

Roland Drew

Roland Drew

Mile-Away Gordon

Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Irene Gordon

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Ainslee

William Gould

William Gould

Prison Warden

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Motorcycle cop

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Burgen

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

Prison Doctor

Patrick McVey

Patrick McVey

Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Death House Guard

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

"Screw"

William Phillips

William Phillips

Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Ramstead - Captain of the Guards

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Ritter - Warden's Secretary

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Chaplain

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Reporter (uncredited)

Virgil Cain

Virgil Cain

Reporter (uncredited)

Dick Chandlee

Dick Chandlee

Newsboy (uncredited)

Bill Chaney

Bill Chaney

Copyboy (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Reporter (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

Reporter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Reporter (uncredited)

William Hopper

William Hopper

Reporter (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Reporter (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Reporter (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery

Ray Montgomery

Young Reporter (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Guard (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Paul Panzer

Reporter (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Executioner (uncredited)

Don Phillips

Don Phillips

Reporter (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum

Second Process Server (uncredited)

Wallace Scott

Wallace Scott

Slim (uncredited)

Don Turner

Don Turner

Reporter (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

First Process Server (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

B. Reeves Eason

B. Reeves Eason

Director

Raymond L. Schrock

Raymond L. Schrock

Screenplay

Jerome Chodorov

Jerome Chodorov

Idea

William Jacobs

William Jacobs

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Leo Erdody

Leo Erdody

Original Music Composer

Howard Jackson

Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

William Lava

William Lava

Original Music Composer

Ted D. McCord

Ted D. McCord

Director of Photography

Terry O. Morse

Terry O. Morse

Editor

Hugh Reticker

Hugh Reticker

Art Direction

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Lester D. Guthrie

Lester D. Guthrie

Assistant Director

Oliver S. Garretson

Oliver S. Garretson

Sound

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Stunts

Harvey Parry

Harvey Parry

Stunts

Eugene Joseff

Eugene Joseff

Costume Design

Friedrich Hollaender

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer