Men Behind Bars

Men Behind Bars (German: Menschen hinter Gittern) is a 1931 German-language American Pre-Code drama film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Heinrich George, Gustav Diessl and Egon von Jordan.^[1] It is the German language version of MGM's The Big House. In the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread, it was common to make films in multiple languages. It premiered in Berlin on June 24, 1931.

GermanMenschen hinter Gittern

Directed byPál Fejös

Written byE. W. Brandes
Walter Hasenclever
Frances Marion
Ernst Toller

Produced byIrving Thalberg

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Men Behind Bars
German	Menschen hinter Gittern
Directed by	Pál Fejös
Written by	E. W. Brandes Walter Hasenclever Frances Marion Ernst Toller
Produced by	Irving Thalberg
Starring	Heinrich George Gustav Diessl Egon von Jordan
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley Harold Wenstrom
Edited by	Blanche Sewell
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 24, 1931 (1931-06-24)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	German

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