Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

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1945
1h 8m
6.0(1 votes)
Mystery
Drama

Overview

A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the big city. She is not welcomed by the inmates and immediately the prisoners are divided.

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Republic Pictures

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Lynne Roberts

Jeanne Crail

Lynne Roberts
Acting

Virginia Christine

Bernice Meyers

Virginia Christine
Acting

Marion Martin

Dixie

Marion Martin
Acting

Adele Mara

Harriet

Adele Mara
Acting

Tom Keene

Barton Sturgis

Tom Keene
Acting

Geraldine Wall

Head Matron Marsden

Geraldine Wall
Acting

Tala Birell

Alma Vlasek

Tala Birell
Acting

Norma Varden

Mrs. Thelma Holt

Norma Varden
Acting

Mary Newton

Dr. Gale Warren

Mary Newton
Acting

Steve Barclay

Smiley Gordon

Steve Barclay
Acting

Erskine Sanford

Professor O'Neill

Erskine Sanford
Acting

Sarah Edwards

Dormitory Matron

Sarah Edwards
Acting

Ida Moore

'Mother' Fielding

Ida Moore
Acting

William Forrest

District Attorney

William Forrest
Acting

Verna Felton

Agnes

Verna Felton
Acting

Dick Elliott

Felton

Dick Elliott
Acting

Hella Crossley

Mae

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Kathryn Sheldon

Kitchen Warden

Kathryn Sheldon
Acting

Isabel Withers

Alma's Cell Warden

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Gertrude Astor

Railroad Matron

Gertrude Astor
Acting

Roy Barcroft

Police Dispatcher (voice)

Roy Barcroft
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Barbara Bedford

Visitors Matron

Barbara Bedford
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Barry Bernard

Scholar

Barry Bernard
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Grace Cunard

Medical Trustee

Grace Cunard
Acting

Edythe Elliott

Postmistress

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Dorothy Granger

Woman Clerk

Dorothy Granger
Acting

John Ince

Pompous Man

John Ince
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Marjorie Kane

Inmate

Marjorie Kane
Acting

Elaine Lange

Mabel

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Tom London

Sheriff at Alma's Cell

Tom London
Acting

Mary McCarty

Inmate

Mary McCarty
Acting

Anne O'Neal

Bart's Secretary

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Acting

George Reynolds

Earl Williams

George Reynolds
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Florence Pepper

Clerk

No Image
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Lee Phelps

Detective Benson

Lee Phelps
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Mary Rockwell

Laundry Matron

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Marin Sais

Foyer Matron

Marin Sais
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Walter Shumway

Policeman

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Lee Slater

Yell Leader

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Sheila Stewart

Trustee Clerk

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Brick Sullivan

Deputy Sheriff

No Image
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Charles Sullivan

Waiter

Charles Sullivan
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Rean Tibeau

The Little Stoolie

No Image
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Symona Boniface

Matron

Symona Boniface

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