Fritz Lang - House by the River

House by the River
Fritz Lang (1950)

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1950, 88 MINS, US

Dir: Fritz Lang

Prod: Howard Welsch

Scr: Mel Dinelli

Ph: Edward Cronjager

Ed: Arthur D. Hillon

Mus: George Antheil

Art Dir: Boris Leven

CAST:

Louis Hayward

Lee Bowman

Jane Wyatt

Dorothy Patrick

Ann Shoemaker

Jody Gilbert

(Republic/Fidelity)

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Fritz Lang, circa 1920s

House by the River is a fair mystery which lacks sufficient plot twists and suspense.
As screenplayed from an A.P. Herbert novel, the film departs from the conventional whodunit in that the audience knows the identity of the murderer from the opening reel. Subsequent footage is chiefly a character study of the three principals.
Bulk of the action takes place in a gloomy mansion and a courtroom. Yarn revolves around a hack writer who strangles the maid when she rebuffs his advances. His brother, an accountant, realizes murder has been committed, but somehow lets his kin persuade him to assist in disposing of the body.
Role of the writer represents a meaty part for Louis Hayward who essays it with such gusto that he frequently overplays.

2 STARS OUT OF 5 - Lang going through the motions

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dvds | videos

al pacino | michelle pfeiffer
yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider

the godfather | the godfather part ii
marlon brando | james caan | diane keaton | al pacino
laurence olivier | clark gable | vivien leigh | leslie howard | alfred hitchcock | robert montgomery | grace kelly
olivia de havilland | humphrey bogart | howard hawks | frank capra | charlie chaplin | lauren bacall | fritz lang
jean harlow | greta garbo | ava gardner | audrey hepburn | edward g. robinson | john garfield
erich von stroheim | wim wenders | madeleine carroll | marlene dietrich | rita hayworth

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