The Big House (1930 film)

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The Big House (1930 film) is an early American prison drama noted for its gritty realism, influential depiction of prison life, and pioneering use of sound in the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
award Academy Award for Best Writing, Achievement
awardReceivedByWriter Frances Marion
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Harold Wenstrom
countryOfOrigin United States
director George W. Hill
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editor Blanche Sewell
era Pre-Code Hollywood
featuresCharacter Butch
John Morgan
Kent Marlowe
filmEditingStyle classical Hollywood continuity editing
format black-and-white
genre crime
drama
prison
hasTheme attempted prison break
crime and punishment
friendship among inmates
prison life
influenced later prison dramas
musicBy William Axt
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording
notableFor gritty realism
influential depiction of prison life
pioneering use of sound in prison drama genre
originalLanguage English
producer Irving Thalberg
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseYear 1930
runtimeMinutes 87
screenwriter Frances Marion
setting state prison
soundFilm true
stars Chester Morris
Leila Hyams
Robert Montgomery
Wallace Beery

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