The Big House
About The Big House
El presidio is the Spanish-language version of The Big House. Kent Marlowe is sent to prison and put in with the convicts Butch and Morgan. José Crespo plays Morgan. Juan de Landa plays Butch. Tito Davison plays Kent. Ward Wing directed the MGM reshoot.
Cast & crew
More about The Big House
Shot in August and September 1930. Frances Marion wrote the story used for the English film. Edgar Neville directed the Spanish dialogue. Leonard Smith and Max Fabian photographed. Peggy O'Day edited. Douglas Shearer handled sound. Cedric Gibbons designed the sets. Los Angeles opening November 14, 1930. Listed at 89 minutes, 8,054 feet, ten reels. Luana Alcañiz plays Ana Marlowe. The title card reads Una Producción Cosmopolitan.
Themes
Look
Leonard Smith and Max Fabian shot the prison sets for the Spanish version.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The English picture, directed by George Hill, is a different cast.
- Neville is the dialogue director. Wing is the director on the AFI record.
- De Landa is Butch, the part Wallace Beery plays in English.
- The language is Spanish. The company is MGM.
Scenes
- Kent is locked in with Butch and Morgan.
Influenced by
- Frances Marion's story for The Big House (1930)
