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