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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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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Waldemar Young → notableWork → The Big House (1930 film) ⓘ
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