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The House Across the Bay

Genres
Drama
Rating
5.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1940-03-01
Runtime88 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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George Raft

as Steve Larwitt

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Joan Bennett

as Brenda Bentley

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Lloyd Nolan

as Slant Kolma

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Walter Pidgeon

as Tim Nolan

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Gladys George

as Mary Bogel

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Billy Wayne

as Barney, bartender

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June Knight

as Bebe

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Peggy Shannon

as Alice

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Cy Kendall

as Crawley

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Frank Bruno

as Jerry - Slant's Henchman

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Joe Sawyer

as Charlie

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Max Wagner

as Jim

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Georges Renavent

as French Official

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Joseph Crehan

as Federal Man

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Edward Fielding

as Judge

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Virginia Brissac

as Landlady

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Carol Adams

as Chorus Girl

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Sam Ash

as Broker

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Herbert Ashley

as Man in Park

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John Bohn

as Reporter

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Peter Camlin

as French Pilot

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Martin Cichy

as Prison Guard

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Tom Coleman

as Café Patron

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Marcelle Corday

as French Maid

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Gino Corrado

as Nightclub Waiter

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James Craig

as Brenda's Friend

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Jean Del Val

as French Official

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Jim Farley

as Prison Guard

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Franklyn Farnum

as Prison Guard

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Al Ferguson

as Prison Guard

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Sam Finn

as Headwaiter

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Kay Gordon

as Chorus Girl

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Mack Gray

as Doorman / Lookout

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Harrison Greene

as Irate Customer

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Charles Griffin

as Federal Agent

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Kit Guard

as Taresca's Gunman

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Harry Harvey

as Man in Club

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Edith Haskins

as Chorus Girl

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Lew Hicks

as Bailiff

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Max Hoffman Jr.

as Driver

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Kenner G. Kemp

as Bar Patron

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Donald Kerr

as Driver

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Bob Kortman

as Prison Guard

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Maxine Leslie

as Prisoner's Wife

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Jack Lubell

as Brenda's Friend

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Herman Marks

as Gambler

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Eddie Marr

as Taresca's Henchman / Driver

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Major McBride

as Roulette Croupier

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Etta McDaniel

as Lydia

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Kitty McHugh

as Prisoner's Wife

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Miki Morita

as Japanese Houseboy

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Frances Morris

as Slant's Secretary

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Pearlie Norton

as Chorus Girl

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Jeanine O'Donnell

as Chorus Girl

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Pat O'Malley

as Prison Guard

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Elsa Peterson

as Mrs. Hanson

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Paul Phillips

as Reporter

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Tom Quinn

as 2nd Bartender

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Cyril Ring

as Dancer

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Dick Rush

as Bailiff

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Helen Shipman

as Prisoner's Wife

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Harry Tyler

as Fur Peddler

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Mitzie Uehlien

as Chorus Girl

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Dorothy Vaughan

as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry

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Victoria Vinton

as Chorus Girl

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Emmett Vogan

as U.S. Official

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Ruth Warren

as Prisoner's Wife

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Norman Willis

as Henchman

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Isabel Withers

as Woman in Club

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Allen Wood

as Newsboy

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Freeman Wood

as Mr. Hanson

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Sam Wren

as Wally

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Armand 'Curly' Wright

as Barber

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