Murder in the Big House
“Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?”
1942•NR•59m•6.8•Released
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaRomance
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...
Director
B. Reeves Eason
Writer
Raymond L. Schrock
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Faye Emerson
Gladys Wayne
Van Johnson
Bert Bell
George Meeker
'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox
Randall
Tod Andrews
Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Roland Drew
Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford
Irene Gordon
Joseph Crehan
Ainslee
William Gould
Prison Warden
Joe Devlin
Motorcycle cop
Douglas Wood
Burgen
John Maxwell
Prison Doctor
Patrick McVey
Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich
Death House Guard
Fred Kelsey
"Screw"
Production
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
William Jacobs
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