House by the River
1950 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
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.
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Louis Hayward · Lee Bowman · Jane Wyatt · Dorothy Patrick · Ann Shoemaker · Jody Gilbert · Sarah Padden · Peter Brocco · Howland Chamberlain · Leslie Kimmell · Effie Laird · Will Wright
Soundtrack George Antheil
Screenplay Mel Dinelli · A.P. Herbert
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Original title House by the River
6.9
917 votes (FilmAffinity)
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