Murder in the Big House

Directed by B. Reeves Eason
1942    59m    Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Romance,
6.3
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A Death Row inmate vows to reveal damaging information about corrupt politicians on the day of his electric chair execution but he is found dead in his cell, prompting an investigation by a local reporter.
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Cast of Murder in the Big House
  • Faye EmersonGladys Wayne
  • Van JohnsonBert Bell
  • George Meeker'Scoop' Conner
  • Frank WilcoxRandall
  • Tod AndrewsDapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
  • Roland DrewMile-Away Gordon
  • Ruth FordIrene Gordon
  • Joseph CrehanAinslee
  • William GouldPrison Warden
  • Joe DevlinMotorcycle cop
  • Douglas WoodBurgen
  • John MaxwellPrison Doctor
  • Patrick McVeyChief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
  • Dick RichDeath House Guard
  • Fred Kelsey"Screw"
  • William PhillipsMike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)
  • Jack MowerRamstead - Captain of the Guards
  • Creighton HaleRitter - Warden's Secretary
  • Henry HallChaplain
  • Walter BrookeReporter (uncredited)
  • Virgil CainReporter (uncredited)
  • Dick ChandleeNewsboy (uncredited)
  • Bill ChaneyCopyboy (uncredited)
  • Bill EdwardsReporter (uncredited)
  • Sol GorssGuard with Visitor Records (uncredited)
  • Eddie GrahamReporter (uncredited)
  • Stuart HolmesReporter (uncredited)
  • William HopperReporter (uncredited)
  • I. Stanford JolleyReporter (uncredited)
  • Hank MannReporter (uncredited)
  • Frank MayoReporter (uncredited)
  • Ray MontgomeryYoung Reporter (uncredited)
  • Pat O'MalleyGuard (uncredited)
  • Paul PanzerReporter (uncredited)
  • Lee PhelpsExecutioner (uncredited)
  • Don PhillipsReporter (uncredited)
  • Cliff SaumSecond Process Server (uncredited)
  • Wallace ScottSlim (uncredited)
  • Don TurnerReporter (uncredited)
  • Leo WhiteFirst Process Server (uncredited)
  • Jack WiseReporter (uncredited)

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