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Murder in the Big House

DirectorB. Reeves Eason

“Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?”

6.8 / 10 · 5 votes

1942

59 min

ActionAdventureCrimeDramaRomance

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...

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Murder In The Big House (1942) - a.k.a Born For Trouble - Original Theatrical Trailer - (WB - 1942)

Cast

Faye Emerson

Gladys Wayne

Van Johnson

Bert Bell

George Meeker

'Scoop' Conner

Frank Wilcox

Randall

Tod Andrews

Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)

Roland Drew

Mile-Away Gordon

Ruth Ford

Irene Gordon

Joseph Crehan

Ainslee

William Gould

Prison Warden

Joe Devlin

Motorcycle cop

Douglas Wood

Burgen

John Maxwell

Prison Doctor

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