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Big House, The (1930) Movie Reviews
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TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
The granddaddy of 'em all. Inspired by a particularly bloody riot that occurred in an Auburn, New York, prison in 1929, THE BIG HOUSE spawned a host of movies like 20,000 YEARS IN SING SING and I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG. Grimly realistic and
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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
The film netted two Oscars, one for Sound Recording and one for Frances Marion's screenplay (but the other three writers apparently didn't win anything). Wallace Beery was also up for Best
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All Time
of 190,203
561
1930's
of 13,971
39
1930
of 2,164
3
Drama
Drama All Time
of 38,039
332
Drama of 1930
of 220
3
Drama of the 1930's
of 2,664
25
Thriller
Thriller All Time
of 7,028
127
Thriller of 1930
of 5
1
Thriller of the 1930's
of 137
4
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Overall Rating:
3.1094
Avg Critic Score:
3.5500
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