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Feature film — 1955

Big House, U.S.A (1955)

6.51h 23mAction — Thriller — Crime

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.

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A high-signal pick with 26 votes.

Bel-Air Productions

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Director: Howard W. Koch

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Cast & crew

Broderick Crawford as Rollo Lamar

Broderick Crawford

Rollo Lamar

Ralph Meeker as Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Ralph Meeker

Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Reed Hadley as Special FBI Agent James Madden

Reed Hadley

Special FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman as William 'Machine Gun' Mason

William Talman

William 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr. as Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Lon Chaney Jr.

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Charles Bronson as Benny Kelly

Charles Bronson

Benny Kelly

Felicia Farr as Emily Euridice Evans

Felicia Farr

Emily Euridice Evans

Roy Roberts as Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Roy Roberts

Chief Ranger Will Erickson

Willis Bouchey as Robertson Lambert

Willis Bouchey

Robertson Lambert

Peter J. Votrian as Danny Lambert

Peter J. Votrian

Danny Lambert

Robert Bray as Ranger McCormick

Robert Bray

Ranger McCormick

William Boyett as Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)

William Boyett

Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)

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