Apr 11, 1942
59 min
Full-HD

Murder in the Big House (1942)

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

Category

Action Adventure Crime Drama Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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