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1950 film by Fritz Lang

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6.8

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.

Released: 1950-03-2388 minDir: Fritz LangThriller, Crime, Drama

Cast

  • Louis Hayward as Stephen Byrne
  • Jane Wyatt as Marjorie Byrne
  • Lee Bowman as John Byrne
  • Dorothy Patrick as Emily Gaunt
  • Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper
  • Jody Gilbert as Flora Bantam - John's housekeeper

Themes

  • river
  • film noir
  • murder
  • killer

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

5,017 votes

Year
1950
Runtime
83 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Fritz Lang
Screenwriter
A. P. Herbert
Production company
Republic Pictures
Cinematographer
Edward Cronjager
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
147972
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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publication date
1950-03-25
title
House by the River
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Arthur Hilton
review score
60%
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