Road to the Big House
| Road to the Big House | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Colmes |
| Written by | Aubrey Wisberg |
| Based on | story "The Dark Road" by Wisberg |
| Produced by | executive Robert L. Lippert |
| Starring | John Shelton |
Production company | Somerset Productions |
| Distributed by | Screen Guild Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Road to the Big House is a 1947 American crime drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was based on a script by Aubrey Wisberg.
It was also known as The Dark Road.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (February 2021) |
Cast
[edit]- John Shelton as Eddie Clark
- Ann Doran as Agnes Clark
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Butch McQuinn
Production
[edit]The film was made by a new company, Somerset Pictures, established in 1947 by Walter Combes, Solly Levenstn and Jake Milstein. It followed their first film The Burning Cross.[1]
Somerset announced their third film would be about teachers' salaries. But it appears to have not been made.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Road to the Big House at IMDb
- Road to the Big House at the TCM Movie Database
- Road to the Big House[dead link] at British Film Institute
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Categories:
- 1947 films
- American crime drama films
- Lippert Pictures films
- Films directed by Walter Colmes
- 1947 crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films with screenplays by Aubrey Wisberg
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- English-language crime drama films
- 1940s drama film stubs
- 1940s American film stubs