Watch Big House, U.S.A (1955) Official Trailer
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
6.6 / 10 IMDb March 3, 1955 1h 23m
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Director
Runtime
1h 23m
Release Date
March 3, 1955
Genre
Action, Thriller, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Broderick Crawford
as Rollo Lamar
Ralph Meeker
as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed Hadley
as Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman
as William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles Bronson
as Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr
as Emily Euridice Evans
Roy Roberts
as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis Bouchey
as Robertson Lambert
Peter J. Votrian
as Danny Lambert
Robert Bray
as Ranger McCormick
William Boyett
as Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
as Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
as Accomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)
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Bill McLean
as Dipsy (uncredited)
Jan Merlin
as Tommy (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski
as Convict (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
as Police Warden Machek (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited)
Production Companies
Bel-Air Productions
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