Big House USA 1955 DVD - Broderick Crawford / Ralph Meeker

Extortionist Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) accidentally comes upon a runaway child and uses the opportunity to take the boy and demand a ransom. After collecting the money, Barker flees when he discovers the boy has accidentally fallen to his death. The FBI becomes involved, and Barker is apprehended, but without a body, he's only sentenced for extortion. In prison, Barker is placed with hardened criminal Rollo Lambert (Broderick Crawford), who plots a breakout to get the hidden ransom.

Cast:

Broderick Crawford as Rollo Lamar
Ralph Meeker as Jerry Barker
Reed Hadley as Special FBI Agent James Madden
William Talman as William 'Machine Gun' Mason
Lon Chaney, Jr. as Alamo Smith
Charles Bronson as Benny Kelly
Felicia Farr as Emily Euridice Evans
Roy Roberts as Chief Ranger Will Erickson
Willis Bouchey as Robertson Lambert
Peter J. Votrian as Danny Lambert
Robert Bray as Ranger McCormick

Runtime:  83 Minutes