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Murder in the Big House
Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

11 April 1942

Country

United States of America

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

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

Virgil Cain

Reporter (uncredited)

Dick Chandlee

Dick Chandlee

Newsboy (uncredited)

Bill Chaney

Bill Chaney

Copyboy (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Reporter (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

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

Don Phillips

Reporter (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum

Second Process Server (uncredited)

Wallace Scott

Wallace Scott

Slim (uncredited)

Don Turner

Don Turner

Reporter (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

First Process Server (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Reporter (uncredited)

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