Big House, U.S.A
★ 6.5 · 1955 · 83m · Action · Thriller · Crime
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
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