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The House Across the Street (1949)

The story of a redheaded shill!

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Richard L. Bare
Writer : Russell S. Hughes

Synopsis

Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.

Actors

Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Dave Joslin
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Kit Williams
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Matthew J. Keever
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
J.B. Grennell
James Mitchell
James Mitchell
Marty Bremer
Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates
Beth Roberts
James Holden
James Holden
Carl Schrader
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
George Chandler
George Chandler
Carl's Boss (uncredited)
Alex Gerry
Alex Gerry
Lawyer Markley (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Billy Gray
Boy (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
Narrator (uncredited)
Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds
Billie Martin (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Doreen McCann
Doreen McCann
Madge (uncredited)

Crews

Richard L. Bare
Richard L. Bare
Director
Roy Chanslor
Roy Chanslor
Story
Russell S. Hughes
Russell S. Hughes
Screenplay
Saul Elkins
Saul Elkins
Producer
William Lava
William Lava
Original Music Composer
William E. Snyder
William E. Snyder
Director of Photography
Frank Magee
Frank Magee
Editor
Charles Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Orchestrator
Charles O'Bannon
Charles O'Bannon
Gaffer
Mac Julian
Mac Julian
Still Photographer
Charles Harris
Charles Harris
Grip
Everett Dexter
Everett Dexter
Grip
Wesley Anderson
Wesley Anderson
Camera Operator
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Ray Forman
Ray Forman
Hairstylist
Larry Butterworth
Larry Butterworth
Makeup Artist
Hugh Reticker
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
G.W. Berntsen
G.W. Berntsen
Set Decoration
Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
Production Manager
Elmer Decker
Elmer Decker
Assistant Director
Everett Alton Brown
Everett Alton Brown
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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