The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
Release: 1940-03-01
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 5.5
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Walter Wanger Productions
United Artists
Cast
Kit Guard
as Taresca's Gunman
Kitty McHugh
as Prisoner's Wife
Cyril Ring
as Dancer
Victoria Vinton
as Chorus Girl
Marcelle Corday
as French Maid
James Craig
as Brenda's Friend
Harry Harvey
as Man in Club
Joan Bennett
as Brenda Bentley
Eddie Marr
as Taresca's Henchman / Driver
Miki Morita
as Japanese Houseboy
Frances Morris
as Slant's Secretary
Emmett Vogan
as U.S. Official
June Knight
as Bebe
Harry Tyler
as Fur Peddler
Peggy Shannon
as Alice
Virginia Brissac
as Landlady
Ruth Warren
as Prisoner's Wife
Al Ferguson
as Prison Guard
Etta McDaniel
as Lydia
Pat O'Malley
as Prison Guard
Franklyn Farnum
as Prison Guard
Freeman Wood
as Mr. Hanson
Carol Adams
as Chorus Girl
Jean Del Val
as French Official
Jim Farley
as Prison Guard
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Driver
Joe Sawyer
as Charlie
Joseph Crehan
as Federal Man
Bob Kortman
as Prison Guard
Lloyd Nolan
as Slant Kolma
Mack Gray
as Doorman / Lookout
Edward Fielding
as Judge
Sam Ash
as Broker
George Raft
as Steve Larwitt
Cy Kendall
as Crawley
Donald Kerr
as Driver
Helen Shipman
as Prisoner's Wife
Dorothy Vaughan
as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Elsa Peterson
as Mrs. Hanson
Norman Willis
as Henchman
Martin Cichy
as Prison Guard
Gino Corrado
as Nightclub Waiter
Georges Renavent
as French Official
Gladys George
as Mary Bogel
Kenner G. Kemp
as Bar Patron
Walter Pidgeon
as Tim Nolan
Billy Wayne
as Barney, bartender
