Movie Description
The House Across the Bay
(1940)Overview
Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda, testifies against him on advice from his lawyer, Slant Kolma, who is in love with her. After Steve receives 10 years in Alcatraz, Brenda moves to be near him and avoids advances of airplane builder Tim Nolan, who knows nothing about her past.
Featured Crew
- Director : Archie Mayo
- Producer : Walter Wanger
- Writer : Kathryn Scola,Myles Connolly
- Editor : Dorothy Spencer
- Cast : George Raft,Joan Bennett,Lloyd Nolan,Walter Pidgeon,Gladys George,Billy Wayne,June Knight,Peggy Shannon,Cy Kendall,Frank Bruno,Joe Sawyer,Max Wagner,Georges Renavent,Joseph Crehan,Edward Fielding,Virginia Brissac,Carol Adams,Sam Ash,Herbert Ashley,John Bohn,Peter Camlin,Martin Cichy,Tom Coleman,Marcelle Corday,Gino Corrado,James Craig,Jean Del Val,Jim Farley,Franklyn Farnum,Al Ferguson,Sam Finn,Kay Gordon,Mack Gray,Harrison Greene,Charles Griffin,Kit Guard,Harry Harvey,Edith Haskins,Lew Hicks,Max Hoffman Jr.,Kenner G. Kemp,Donald Kerr,Bob Kortman,Maxine Leslie,Jack Lubell,Herman Marks,Eddie Marr,Major McBride,Etta McDaniel,Kitty McHugh,Miki Morita,Frances Morris,Pearlie Norton,Jeanine O'Donnell,Pat O'Malley,Elsa Peterson,Paul Phillips,Tom Quinn,Cyril Ring,Dick Rush,Helen Shipman,Harry Tyler,Mitzie Uehlien,Dorothy Vaughan,Victoria Vinton,Emmett Vogan,Ruth Warren,Norman Willis,Isabel Withers,Allen Wood,Freeman Wood,Sam Wren,Armand 'Curly' Wright
Cast
Steve Larwitt
Brenda Bentley
Slant Kolma
Tim Nolan
Mary Bogel
Barney, bartender
Bebe
Alice
Crawley
Jerry - Slant's Henchman
Charlie
Jim
French Official
Federal Man
Judge
Landlady
Chorus Girl
Broker
Man in Park
Reporter
French Pilot
Prison Guard
Café Patron
French Maid
Nightclub Waiter
Brenda's Friend
French Official
Prison Guard
Prison Guard
Prison Guard
Headwaiter
Chorus Girl
Doorman / Lookout
Irate Customer
Federal Agent
Taresca's Gunman
Man in Club
Chorus Girl
Bailiff
Driver
Bar Patron
Driver
Prison Guard
Prisoner's Wife
Brenda's Friend
Gambler
Taresca's Henchman / Driver
Roulette Croupier
Lydia
Prisoner's Wife
Japanese Houseboy
Slant's Secretary
Chorus Girl
Chorus Girl
Prison Guard
Mrs. Hanson
Reporter
2nd Bartender
Dancer
Bailiff
Prisoner's Wife
Fur Peddler
Chorus Girl
Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Chorus Girl
U.S. Official
Prisoner's Wife
Henchman
Woman in Club
Newsboy
Mr. Hanson
Wally
Barber
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Facts
Original TitleThe House Across the Bay
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-03-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 28m
Budget₹ 713965
Revenue₹ 684374
Production CompaniesWalter Wanger Productions,United Artists
Genres
- Drama