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The Big House

1930 film directed by George W. Hill
Movie film Q531332
The Big House
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Big House is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing[3], Academy Award for Best Sound[4]
  • Director: George W. Hill[5]
  • Screenwriter: Frances Marion[6], Martin Flavin[7], Joseph Farnham[8], Lennox Robinson[9]
  • Composer: Louis Silvers[10]
  • Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[11]
  • Genre: drama film[12], crime film[13], prison film[14], romance film[15]
  • Cast member: Wallace Beery[16], Robert Montgomery[17], Lewis Stone[18], Chester Morris[19], George F. Marion[20], Claire McDowell[21], Noah Beery Jr.[22], DeWitt Clarke Jennings[23], J. C. Nugent[24], Karl Dane[25], Leila Hyams[26], Matthew Betz[27], Robert Emmett O'Connor[28], Tom Wilson[29]
  • Producer: Irving Thalberg[30]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[31]
  • Director of photography: Harold Wenstrom[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: The Big House (1930 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[36], 75%[37]
  • Color: black-and-white[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39], France[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1930[41]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[42], Netflix[43]
  • Film editor: Blanche Sewell[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Writing[46], Academy Award for Best Picture[47], Academy Award for Best Sound[48]
  • Title: The Big House[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
  • Duration: 88 minutes[51]
  • Production designer: Cedric Gibbons[52]

Why It Matters

The Big House has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Big House receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing[3] and Academy Award for Best Sound[4].

Related Entities

Cedric Gibbons Chester Morris film Frances Marion Irving Thalberg Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix United States Wallace Beery

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Unifrance. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu',
    Ampas collections film id → W068661
    Sitelink count → 27
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W068661, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 8649
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  3. 10w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1315796
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-big-house
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-big-house, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295969278|THE BIG HOUSE (#295969278)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema r"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Frances Marion, Martin Flavin, Joseph Farnham +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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