Mutiny in the Big House
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The prison chaplain, seeing that the new arrival is a good man who's had some bad luck, sets out to help keep him out of trouble so he can serve his sentence and get out. However, his cellmate, a hardened con, sees the chaplain's interest in the young convict as something he can use in his planned jailbreak.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Released
- 1939
Details
Release year: 1939
Storyline
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The prison chaplain, seeing that the new arrival is a good man who's had some bad luck, sets out to help keep him out of trouble so he can serve his sentence and get out. However, his cellmate, a hardened con, sees the chaplain's interest in the young convict as something he can use in his planned jailbreak.
Top credits
- Charles Bickford — Father Joe Collins
- Barton MacLane — Red Manson
- Pat Moriarity — Pat - Prison Warden
- Dennis Moore — Johnny Gates