House by the River

House by the River

🎞️ Movie 83 min US
โ˜… 7.0 /10 1950

WOMEN SPOKE OF HER with Scorn...MEN THOUGHT OF HER with Longing!

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.

Cast

Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward
Stephen Byrne
Lee Bowman
Lee Bowman
John Byrne
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt
Marjorie Byrne
Dorothy Patrick
Dorothy Patrick
Emily Gaunt
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Ambrose
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Jody Gilbert
Flora Bantam
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
Harry - Coroner
Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain
District Attorney
Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon
Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest
Sarah Padden
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Beach
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George Antheil
Composer
Edward Cronjager
Edward Cronjager
Cinematographer