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Murder in the Big House (1942)

Genre : Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 59M

Director : B. Reeves Eason
Writer : Raymond L. Schrock

Synopsis

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

Actors

Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Bert Bell
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Gladys Wayne
George Meeker
George Meeker
'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
Randall
Tod Andrews
Tod Andrews
Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Ainslee
Roland Drew
Roland Drew
Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford
Irene Gordon
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin
Motorcycle cop
William Gould
William Gould
Prison Warden
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
Burgen
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
Prison Doctor
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
Chaplain
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
"Screw"
William Hopper
William Hopper
Reporter
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Reporter
Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Death House Guard
Ray Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
Young Reporter (uncredited)
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

Crews

B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason
Director
Raymond L. Schrock
Raymond L. Schrock
Screenplay
Jerome Chodorov
Jerome Chodorov
Idea

Posters and backgrounds

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