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House by the River

House by the River

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

Mar. 25, 1950

01:28:00

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Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tags: Film Noir, Period Drama, Psychological Thriller,

Keywords: Boat, Writer, Murder, more

Overview:

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.

Description

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.

Director: Fritz Lang

Writer: Mel Dinelli A.P. Herbert

Cast: Alex Gerry Will Wright Peter Brocco Kathleen Freeman Ann Shoemaker Lee Bowman Jody Gilbert Effie Laird Louis Hayward Carl Switzer Sarah Padden Jane Wyatt Dorothy Patrick Howland Chamberlain Leslie Kimmell Margaret Seddon George Taylor

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

Tags: Film Noir Period Drama Psychological Thriller

Keywords: Boat Writer Murder Maid Marriage Guilt Brother Brother Relationship Rowing Boat Cigarette Smoking Bathtub Shadow Aggression Kiss Unwanted Kiss Shouting Accidental Murder Knocking On A Door Trunk Strangulation Corpse Brother Brother Argument Lie Rowboat Dancing Breakfast Newspaper Photograph Photo Album Book Bookshop Master Maid Relationship Telephone Call Looking At Oneself In A Mirror Man Strangles A Woman Courtroom Brother In Law In Love With Sister In Law Traumatic Flashback Rejection Letter Wax Cylinder Phonograph Gardening Man Checking Out A Woman's Bottom Bathwater Man's Hand Over A Woman's Mouth Sister In Law Attracted To Brother In Law Driftwood Man Kisses A Woman's Neck Pregnant Wife Text Of Letter On Screen Sexual Attraction Character's Picture Appears In A Newspaper Corset Woman Rejects A Man's Advances Rocking Chair Limping Sexy Maid Forced Kiss Inkwell Wiping Steam Off A Bathroom Mirror Camera Shot Of A Woman's Legs Square Dance Police Detective Brother In Law Rescuing Sister In Law Dead Body In A Bag Quitting A Job Knock At The Door Guilty Conscience Brother In Law Sister In Law Hug British Noir Husband Wife Kiss Period Drama Day For Night Camera Shot Dropping A Food Tray Shadow On A Wall Caught In A Lie Dumping A Corpse In A River Coroner's Inquest Speaking Ill Of The Dead Implied Female Nudity False Accusation Reference To Prince Charming Accomplice Woman Wears A Veil Penny Farthing Philandering Husband Calling Someone A Swine Unrequited Love Testifying At A Hearing Hidden Compartment Suspected Of Murder Holding Hands Gas Light Earrings Woman Wears A Negligee Man Falls Over A Railing Walking Stick Loss Of Appetite Frame Up Being Dragged Lame Straw Hat Knocked Unconscious Term 'the Ends Justify The Means' Pretending To Leave Manuscript Brother Versus Brother Candlestick Climbing In A Window Sister In Law In Love With Brother In Law Hit With A Chain House By The Water Confessing To Murder Person Thought Dead Is Alive Husband Chokes Wife Broken Window River Death Husband Wife Relationship Drawer Secret Compartment Murder Disguised As Suicide Missing Earring Earring Violence Against A Woman Murder Of Brother Attempted Murder Of Wife Dysfunctional Couple Trial Inspiration Portrait Photograph Family Photo Album Publicity Accessory After The Fact Accessory To Murder Disposing Of A Dead Body Begging For Help Floating Body Body In River Body In A Bag Dead Body Neighbor Strangle Hold Writer's Block Beetle Writing A Novel Novel Writing Dead Cow Brother In Law Sister In Law Relationship Framed For Murder Attempted Murder Coroner Inquest Tide Dock Gazebo Bookstore Book Signing Gossip Housekeeper Limp Party Murder By Strangling Scarecrow Gardener Based On Novel

Floodtide, Das Todeshaus am Fluss, Die Villa am Ufer, La casa del río, Original title: House by the River

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