Big House, U.S.A (1955)

Name: Big House, U.S.A
Director: Howard W. Koch
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1955-03-03
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr.

19551h 23mActionThrillerCrime

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 CrawfordRollo Lamar
Ralph MeekerGeraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed HadleySpecial FBI Agent James Madden
William TalmanWilliam 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles BronsonBenny Kelly
Felicia FarrEmily Euridice Evans
Roy RobertsChief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis BoucheyRobertson Lambert
Peter J. VotrianDanny Lambert
Robert BrayRanger McCormick
William BoyettRanger at Park Exit (uncredited)
Nelson LeighMadden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)
Gregg MartellAccomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)
BBill McLeanDipsy (uncredited)
Jan MerlinTommy (uncredited)
JJoe PloskiConvict (uncredited)
Stafford ReppPolice Warden Machek (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Howard W. Koch
Writers: John C. Higgins George W. George George F. Slavin
Producers: Aubrey Schenck
Music: Paul Dunlap
Cinematography: Gordon Avil
Editing: John F. Schreyer

Details

Released: March 3, 1955
Language: English
Studio: Bel-Air Productions
IMDb: tt0047879