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Men Behind Bars

6.31931MovieDrama

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.

DirectorPál Fejős

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Cast · Directed by Pál Fejős

HGHeinrich George
Heinrich George
Butch
GDGustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl
Morris
DPDita Parlo
Dita Parlo
Annie Marlow

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Men Behind Bars hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 11, 1931. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.