The Big House (1930 film)
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The Big House (1930 film) is an early American prison drama noted for its gritty realism, influential depiction of prison life, and pioneering use of sound in the genre.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big House (1930 film) canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Writing, Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedByWriter | Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Wenstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George W. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Butch
NERFINISHED
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John Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingStyle | classical Hollywood continuity editing ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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drama ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
attempted prison break
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crime and punishment ⓘ friendship among inmates ⓘ prison life ⓘ |
| influenced | later prison dramas ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Picture
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty realism
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influential depiction of prison life ⓘ pioneering use of sound in prison drama genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | state prison ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| stars |
Chester Morris
NERFINISHED
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Leila Hyams NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Beery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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