The Big House was released on June 14, 1930.

The Big House was directed by George W. Hill.

The Big House has a runtime of 87m.

The Big House was produced by Irving Thalberg.

After a manslaughter conviction from drunk driving, nice but foolish Kent is sent to a prison over-crowded and unable to properly deal with its inmates. There he meets veteran criminals like Morgan and his hardened pal Butch. And the system punishes them all, turning them against each other and bringing out the worst.

The key characters in The Big House are John Morgan (Chester Morris), Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt (Wallace Beery), Warden James Adams (Lewis Stone).

The Big House is rated Not Rated.

The Big House is a Drama, Crime, Thriller film.

The Big House has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.

The Big House had a budget of $414K.