Road to the Big House | |
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Directed by | Walter Colmes |
Written by | Aubrey Wisberg |
Based on | story "The Dark Road" by Wisberg |
Produced by | executive Robert L. Lippert |
Starring | John Shelton |
Production company | Somerset Productions |
Distributed by | Screen Guild Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Road to the Big House is a 1947 American crime drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was based on a script by Aubrey Wisberg.
It was also known as The Dark Road.
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Somerset announced their third film would be about teachers' salaries. But it appears to have not been made. [2]
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