{"id":17951,"date":"2018-03-22T09:06:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T16:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=17951"},"modified":"2018-03-22T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T16:06:56","slug":"review-murder-in-the-big-house-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/03\/review-murder-in-the-big-house-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder in the Big House DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Murder in the Big House<\/em><\/strong> is a tight little crime-drama with some fine performances from its lead, particularly Van Johnson and Faye Emerson.<\/p>\n

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Murder in the Big House
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\n(1942)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nWarner Archive | NR \u2013 59 min. \u2013 $21.99 | March 6, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/22\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>B. Reaves Eason
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jerry Chodorov (idea); Raymond L. Schrock (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Faye Emerson, Van Johnson, George Meeker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Full Frame 1.37
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>None
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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When a condemned killer gets fried ahead of schedule thanks to a freak bold of lightning, a trio of intrepid reporters wants to know who\u2019s cheating the chair. Crime reporter Scoop Conner\u2019s (GEORGE MEEKER) suspicions are raised when he witnesses high-society shyster Bill Burgen (DOUGLAS WOOD) promising condemned killer Dapper Dan Malloy (MICHAEL AMES) a reprieve from the governor after Dapper Dan threatens to name names. After Scoop helps Dan get wise, he takes a swan dive into a bottle, leaving news gal Gladys Wayne (FAYE EMERSON) to grab a new guy Bert Bell (VAN JOHNSON) and head to the pen to cover Dapper Dan\u2019s execution. But a lightning strike on death row saves the state the trouble, and all three reporters smell something rotten at work in the big house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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No features were included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5
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The film is presented with a 1.37 full frame aspect ratio and no real surprise this is a sketchy looking with plenty of scratches, dust marks and specs permeating the picture, though some scenes don\u2019t look half bad. The movie comes with a serviceable Dolby Digital Mono track with minimal pops or hisses and outputting clear enough dialogue.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Murder in the Big House<\/em><\/strong> is a tight little crime-drama with some fine performances from its lead, particularly Van Johnson and Faye Emerson. This DVD-R release from the Warner Archive Collection has okay video and audio transfers but nary any features in sight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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