Revolt in the Big House

Revolt in the Big House
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. G. Springsteen
Screenplay by	Daniel Lewis James (as Daniel Hyatt) Eugene Lourie
Produced by	David Diamond
Starring	Gene Evans Robert Blake Timothy Carey
Cinematography	William Margulies
Edited by	William Austin
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	November 21, 1958 (1958-11-21)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Revolt in the Big House is a 1958 American film noir directed by R. G. Springsteen starring Gene Evans, Robert Blake, and Timothy Carey.^[1]

Portions of the film were shot on location at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, CA.^[1]

Blacklisted screenwriter Daniel Lewis James was listed in the onscreen credits as Daniel Hyatt. In 1998 his credit was reinstated, under his real name, as the film's co-writer by the Writers Guild.^[1]

Plot[]

Brute force on a low budget, with a twist. Take your basic crew of grizzled cons, add a young Latino with an attitude, stir together and wait to boil. Where most escape plans involve smuggled pistols, these boys add a Thompson sub machine gun to their arsenal. The mass breakout is all a scam to created a diversion for the real escape, but this crime does not pay.

Cast[]

• Gene Evans as Lou Gannon
• Robert Blake as Rudy Hernandez
• Timothy Carey as Ed 'Bugsy' Kyle
• John Qualen as Doc
• Sam Edwards as Al Carey
• John Dennis as Red
• Walter Barnes as Guard Capt. Starkey
• Frank Richards as Jake
• Emile Meyer as Warden
• Arline Hunter as Girl (as Arlene Hunter)

References[]

External links[]

• Revolt in the Big House at IMDb
• Revolt in the Big House at AllMovie
• Revolt in the Big House at the TCM Movie Database

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