Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A.

83 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | March 3, 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.

Big House, U.S.A.

83 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | March 3, 1955

Big House, U.S.A.
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Bel-Air Productions
Original title Big House, U.S.A.
Directors Howard W. Koch
Writers George F. Slavin, John C. Higgins, George W. George

Cast

Broderick Crawford

as Rollo Lamar

Ralph Meeker

as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Reed Hadley

as Special FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman

as William 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith (as Lon Chaney)

Charles Bronson

as Benny Kelly

Felicia Farr

as Emily Euridice Evans (as Randy Farr)

Roy Roberts

as Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Willis Bouchey

as Robertson Lambert (as Willis B. Bouchey)

Peter J. Votrian

as Danny Lambert (as Peter Votrian)

Robert Bray

as Ranger McCormick