Men Behind Bars
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German-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.
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Cast
17 people
Heinrich George
Butch
Known for
Metropolis
Gustav Diessl
Morris
Known for
Westfront 1918
Pandora's Box
Irving Thalberg
Pál Fejős
EW Brandes
Dita Parlo
Annie Marlow
Known for
Grand Illusion
L'Atalante
Walter Hasenclever
Also in
Brothers
Robert
Egon von Jordan
Kent Marlow
Frances Marion
Anton Pointner
Aufseher Wallace
Also in
Pension Elise Nottebohm
I by Day, You by Night
Ernst Toller
Paul Morgan
Putnam
Pál Fejős Director
First release June 23, 1931 · Produced in Germany · Production Cosmopolitan Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Distribution
Cosmopolitan Productions
Production
Germany
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Original title
Menschen hinter Gittern
Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · June 23, 1931
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
September 21, 1931
Netherlands
October 2, 1931
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