Blu-ray Review – Big House, U.S.A.

Cover art for 1955's "Big House, U.S.A." displays five prison tough guys, with stars Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, and Charles Bronson captured in menacing poses to sell the feature as a hardened prison drama. And yet, the titular location is only a minor part of the overall narrative, with John C. Higgins's screenplay establishing a wider scope of crime and intimidation. Surprisingly, "Big House U.S.A." is a kidnapping saga that winds through multiple locations as it details the saga of Jerry "Iceman" Barker (Meeker), an unrepentant ghoul responsible for the missing child of a wealthy businessman. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com