Big House, U.S.A (1955)
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:
Howard W. Koch
Writer:
John C. Higgins
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Broderick Crawford as Rollo Lamar |
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Ralph Meeker as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman |
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Reed Hadley as Special FBI Agent James Madden |
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William Talman as William 'Machine Gun' Mason |
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Lon Chaney Jr. as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith |
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Charles Bronson as Benny Kelly |
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Felicia Farr as Emily Euridice Evans |
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Roy Roberts as Chief Ranger Will Erickson |
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Willis Bouchey as Robertson Lambert |
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Peter J. Votrian as Danny Lambert |
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Robert Bray as Ranger McCormick |
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William Boyett as Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited) |
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Nelson Leigh as Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited) |
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Gregg Martell as Accomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited) |
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Bill McLean as Dipsy (uncredited) |
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Jan Merlin as Tommy (uncredited) |
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Joe Ploski as Convict (uncredited) |
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Stafford Repp as Police Warden Machek (uncredited) |
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Harry Wilson as Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited) |
| Art | Charles D. Hall | Production Design |
| Writing | John C. Higgins | Screenplay |
| Writing | George W. George | Story |
| Writing | George F. Slavin | Story |
| Production | Aubrey Schenck | Producer |
| Camera | Gordon Avil | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Howard W. Koch | Director |
| Editing | John F. Schreyer | Editor |
| Sound | Paul Dunlap | Original Music Composer |
