House By The River (1950)

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The unsuccessful writer Stephen Byrne tries to force his servant Emily Gaunt sexually while his wife Marjorie Byrne is visiting a friend and accidentally strangles her. His crippled brother John Byrne coincidently comes to his house in that moment, and Stephen asks him to help to get rid of the corpse and avoid an scandal, since his wife would be pregnant. The naive and good John helps his brother to dump the body in the river nearby his house. Stephen uses the disappearance of Emily to blame her and promote his book. When the body is found by the police, all the evidences points to John, and he becomes the prime suspect of the murder. Movie Tagline: WOMEN SPOKE OF HER with Scorn...MEN THOUGHT OF HER with Longing! Also Known As: Floodtide Title: House By The River Release Date: March 25, 1950 Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Crime All Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 7.4 Brimstone Pit Rating: 8.4 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With H MPAA Rating: Approved Director(s): Fritz Lang Cast: Louis Hayward ...Stephen Byrne Jane Wyatt ...Marjorie Byrne Lee Bowman ...John Byrne Dorothy Patrick ...Emily Gaunt Ann Shoemaker ...Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper Jody Gilbert ...Flora Bantam - John's housekeeper Sarah Padden ...Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook Peter Brocco ...Harry - coroner chairing inquest Howland Chamberlain ...D.A.-prosecutor at inquest Leslie Kimmell ...Mr. Gaunt Effie Laird ...Mrs. Gaunt Will Wright ...Inspector Sarten Kathleen Freeman ...Effie Ferguson - Party Guest Margaret Seddon ...Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest Alex Gerry ...Miller, bookseller Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer ...Walter Herbert, office boy George Taylor ...Coroner's Court Clerk Edgar Caldwell ...Square Dancer Edward Clark ...Minor Role Frank Dae ...Colonel Davis Watson Downs ...Older Man Edythe Elliott ...Minor Role William Fawcett ...Elmer - with chicken cage in John's office Ethel Greenwood ...Square Dancer Frank Jaquet ...Minor Role Candy McDowell ...Girl Judy Sochor ...Girl Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Robert Peters Howard Welsch Writer(s): Mel Dinelli A.P. Herbert Composer(s): George Antheil More Photos from House By The River More Movie Taglines: WOMEN SPOKE OF HER with Scorn...MEN THOUGHT OF HER with Longing! Enticing blonde beauty lures a lover's straying eyes ... Movie Trivia: Fritz Lang originally wanted a black woman to play the role of Emily Gaunt but the producers refused. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Beautiful Woman, Based On Novel  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 8.40/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 8.4 out of 10.0 - 58 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST