Big House, U.S.A

Year: 1955

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

Director: Howard W. Koch

CrimeActionThriller

When five dangerous convicts escape, a gritty crime drama follows merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) as he coerces a ransom for a young runaway. The ransom’s payment sets off a chain of events that ultimately lands Barker in Casabel Island prison, where his fate hangs in the balance.

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