A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.
Ralph Brooks
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
- Bystander at Hit and Run
- (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
- Shanlon
- (uncredited)
George Chandler
- Boss
- (uncredited)
Phyllis Coates
- Camera GIrl
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Newspaper Office Worker
- (uncredited)
Harry Denny
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Harry Evans
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
- Eddie Macklin
- (uncredited)
Alex Gerry
- Markley
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAs Kit Williams is leaving the bar after talking to Dave, she says to the bartender, "That's thirty for the night". She is alluding to "-30-", traditionally used by newspaper reporters to indicate the end of a submitted story.
- GoofsWhen Marty Bremer sticks his gun into Dave, the tip of the barrel bends down sharply, it obviously being a soft rubber prop (he then strikes Dave's face with it).
- ConnectionsRemake of You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
- SoundtracksThe Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
[Played briefly when the "Financial Editor" sign is shown]
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Newspaper vs. the mob in passably tight crime programmer
A police detective bungles a stakeout, resulting in the murder of a key witness against a crime boss (Bruce Bennett). Against the advice of his skittish publisher, a managing editor (blond bruiser Wayne Morris) launches a hard-hitting campaign against police incompetence. When Bennett, escorted by mouthpiece and torpedo, rattles his sabres, the publisher puts Morris on the Bewildered Hearts column as punishment. And lo and behold, that's where the case gets solved.
A problem brought by a lovelorn gal, about an incident involving her drunken boyfriend in a mob-owned nightclub, raises red flags. Morris and his sob-sister girlfriend (Janis Paige) start pursuing the story, despite kicks in the shins, threats from guns and almost being run down by a careening black sedan. It turns out that a snapshot taken by the club's roving photographer conceals incriminating evidence....
The House Across the Street stays a fairly generic crime programmer, even down to its attempts at comic and romantic relief. Luckily, the story stays reasonably tight, centering on why and where the boyfriend vanished that dimly remembered night. Its biggest puzzle is its title: The House Across the Street refers to the residence being staked out at the movie's beginning; it's no more than the wick that kindles the plot.
A problem brought by a lovelorn gal, about an incident involving her drunken boyfriend in a mob-owned nightclub, raises red flags. Morris and his sob-sister girlfriend (Janis Paige) start pursuing the story, despite kicks in the shins, threats from guns and almost being run down by a careening black sedan. It turns out that a snapshot taken by the club's roving photographer conceals incriminating evidence....
The House Across the Street stays a fairly generic crime programmer, even down to its attempts at comic and romantic relief. Luckily, the story stays reasonably tight, centering on why and where the boyfriend vanished that dimly remembered night. Its biggest puzzle is its title: The House Across the Street refers to the residence being staked out at the movie's beginning; it's no more than the wick that kindles the plot.
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- bmacv
- Jan 18, 2003
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- Eines Morgens in der Hopkins-Street
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- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The House Across the Street (1949) officially released in India in English?
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