The Big House
1930 · 87 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,750 VOTES · DIR. George W. Hill
Overview
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,484 lines
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00:01:00 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
00:05:13 AND WHILE YOU'RE NOT, IN THE COMMON SENSE OF THE WORD, A CRIMINAL
00:09:12 WELL, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
00:11:30 YEAH, AND LOOK WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
00:15:58 CAPTAIN WALLACE WANTS TO SEE ME.
00:18:20 NOBODY GETS TO READ THIS
00:20:58 AND I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT LITTLE OLD LADY
00:23:30 LIKE A REGULAR GUY.
00:26:27 HEY, BUTCH, Y-YOUR--YOUR-- YOUR B-BUG
00:29:11 YEAH. YOU AIN'T SUCH A BAD SKUNK AS I THOUGHT YOU WAS.
00:32:50 [MUMBLING] THE KNIFE...
00:37:11 SO LONG.
00:40:57 I TELL YOU, I NEVER SAW THAT KNIFE BEFORE. IT WAS PLANTED ON ME.
00:44:50 ONE TIME HE DU-DU-DUG HIMSELF OUT FROM UNDERNEATH A W-W-WALL
00:51:08 [DOOR CLOSES]
00:54:57 FINE.
00:58:06 WELL, THAT'S AWFULLY NICE OF YOU.
01:00:27 WHO THIS FELLOW REALLY WAS, MISS MARLOWE.
01:03:21 SURE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET THROUGH THE INNER GATE?
01:05:30 THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME ALL THEIR PLANS YET.
01:07:40 IF THOSE GUNS ARE HERE
01:12:36 THEY'VE GOT GUNS HIDDEN SOMEWHERE.
01:17:19 GET TO MOVING, YOU.
01:23:37 BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE KILLED
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,484
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:23:37
Production Record
DirectorGeorge W. Hill
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,750