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Men Behind Bars (1931)

Name: Men Behind Bars
Genre: Drama
Released: 1931-06-23

Plot.

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 & Crew.

Heinrich George

Butch

Gustav Diessl

Morris

Dita Parlo

Annie Marlow

Pál Fejős

Director

Egon von Jordan

Kent Marlow

Anton Pointner

Aufseher Wallace

Paul Morgan

Putnam

Herman Bing

Der Rechtsanwalt

Peter Erkelenz

Der Gefängnisdirektor

Karl Etlinger

Gefängniswärter

Adolf E. Licho

Annies Vater

Walter Hasenclever

Writer

Frances Marion

Writer

Ernst Toller

Writer

Irving Thalberg

Producer

J. Peverell Marley

Cinematographer

Harold Wenstrom

Cinematographer

Blanche Sewell

Editor

Details.

Release Date
June 23, 1931

Original Name
Menschen hinter Gittern

Status
Released

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2023-11-12

Wiki.

Men Behind Bars (German: Menschen hinter Gittern) is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Heinrich George, Gustav Diessl and Egon von Jordan. It is the German language version of MGM's The Big House. In the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread, it was common to make films in multiple languages. It premiered in Berlin on June 24, 1931.