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Big House, U.S.A
1955Age guide: 18+
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See it on the shelfA 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.
★ 6.5/10 · 26 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Broderick CrawfordRollo Lamar
Ralph MeekerGeraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
Reed HadleySpecial FBI Agent James Madden
William TalmanWilliam 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney Jr.Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
Charles BronsonBenny Kelly
Felicia FarrEmily Euridice Evans
Roy RobertsChief Ranger Will Erickson
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: I'm gonna kidnap a kidnapper for the money he kidnapped for. Big House, U.S.A. is directed by Howard W. Koch and written by… Read full review