Big House, U.S.A
5 KILLER CONVICTS BREAK OUT!
1955 · 1h 23m · Approved
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Howard W. Koch
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Howard W. Koch Director
- 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 Cast
- Peter J. Votrian Cast
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