Big House, U.S.A

Big House, U.S.A

Release: 1955 | Community Score: 65%

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.

Cast

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Rollo Lamar
Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman

William Talman

William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr

Felicia Farr

Emily Euridice Evans
Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Robertson Lambert
Peter J. Votrian

Peter J. Votrian

Danny Lambert
Robert Bray

Robert Bray

Ranger McCormick
William Boyett

William Boyett

Ranger at Park Exit (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Madden's FBI Supervisor (uncredited)
Gregg Martell

Gregg Martell

Accomplice on Fishing Boat (uncredited)
Bill McLean

Bill McLean

Dipsy (uncredited)
Jan Merlin

Jan Merlin

Tommy (uncredited)
Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski

Convict (uncredited)
Stafford Repp

Stafford Repp

Police Warden Machek (uncredited)
Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Inmate Who Starts Fight (uncredited)