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53% Critic Match
Mutiny in the Big House
“JAIL BREAK! Snarling killers riot...and only a brave man with a prayer stands in their way to freedom!”
5.3 / 10• 1939• 1h 23m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison...
Cast & Crew
Charles Bickford
Father Joe Collins
Lead
Barton MacLane
Red Manson
PM
Pat Moriarity
Prison Warden
Dennis Moore
Johnny Davis
William Royle
Captain of Guards Ed Samson
George Cleveland
Convict 'Dad' Schultz
Charley Foy
Convict Bitsy
Russell Hopton
Convict Frankie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Nigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mutiny in the Big House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
