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Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House (1942)

April 11, 1942 (US) • Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance • 59m

Overview

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

Director

B. Reeves Eason

Top Billed

Faye Emerson

Keywords

prison newspaper corruption murder lawyer b movie electric chair reporter execution struck by lightning
Where to watch

Top Billed 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)

Crew
B. Reeves Eason
B. Reeves Eason

Director

Raymond L. Schrock
Raymond L. Schrock

Screenplay

Jerome Chodorov
Jerome Chodorov

Idea

Lester D. Guthrie
Lester D. Guthrie

Assistant Director

Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss

Stunts

Howard Jackson
Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

Terry O. Morse
Terry O. Morse

Editor

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Ted D. McCord
Ted D. McCord

Director of Photography

Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Hugh Reticker
Hugh Reticker

Art Direction

Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry

Stunts

Max Steiner
Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Leo Erdody
Leo Erdody

Original Music Composer

Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

William Lava
William Lava

Original Music Composer

Oliver S. Garretson
Oliver S. Garretson

Sound

William Jacobs
William Jacobs

Producer

Eugene Joseff
Eugene Joseff

Costume Design



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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