Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

★ 6.5

Release Date:
Apr 11, 1942

Runtime:
0h 59m

Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Description

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
Stars: Faye Emerson, Van Johnson, George Meeker
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Gladys Wayne
Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Bert Bell
George Meeker
George Meeker
'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
Randall
Tod Andrews
Tod Andrews
Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Roland Drew
Roland Drew
Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford
Irene Gordon
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Ainslee
William Gould
William Gould
Prison Warden
Joe Devlin
Motorcycle cop
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
Burgen
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
Prison Doctor
Patrick McVey
Patrick McVey
Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich
Dick Rich
Death House Guard
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
"Screw"
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
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
Chaplain
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke
Reporter (uncredited)
Virgil Cain
Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Chandlee
Newsboy (uncredited)
Bill Chaney
Copyboy (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Reporter (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Reporter (uncredited)
William Hopper
William Hopper
Reporter (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Reporter (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
Young Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Guard (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Executioner (uncredited)
Don Phillips
Reporter (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Second Process Server (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Slim (uncredited)
Don Turner
Reporter (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
First Process Server (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Reporter (uncredited)

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B. Reeves Eason
Director
Raymond L. Schrock
Screenplay
William Jacobs
Producer
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography
William Lava
William Lava
Original Music Composer
Howard Jackson
Original Music Composer
Leo Erdody
Original Music Composer
Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Eugene Joseff
Eugene Joseff
Costume Design
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Sol Gorss
Stunts
Lester D. Guthrie
Assistant Director
Terry O. Morse
Terry O. Morse
Editor
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound