The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

88 mins | Drama | March 1, 1940

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.

The House Across the Bay

88 mins | Drama | March 1, 1940

The House Across the Bay
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions
Original title The House Across the Bay
Directors Archie Mayo
Writers Kathryn Scola, Myles Connolly

Cast

George Raft

as Steve Larwitt

Joan Bennett

as Brenda Bentley

Lloyd Nolan

as Slant Kolma

Walter Pidgeon

as Tim Nolan

Gladys George

as Mary Bogel

Billy Wayne

as Barney, bartender

June Knight

as Bebe

Peggy Shannon

as Alice

Cy Kendall

as Crawley

Frank Bruno

as Jerry - Slant's Henchman

Joe Sawyer

as Charlie

Max Wagner

as Jim

Georges Renavent

as French Official

Joseph Crehan

as Federal Man

Edward Fielding

as Judge

Virginia Brissac

as Landlady

Carol Adams

as Chorus Girl

Sam Ash

as Broker

Herbert Ashley

as Man in Park

John Bohn

as Reporter

Peter Camlin

as French Pilot

Martin Cichy

as Prison Guard

Tom Coleman

as Café Patron

Marcelle Corday

as French Maid

Gino Corrado

as Nightclub Waiter

James Craig

as Brenda's Friend

Jean Del Val

as French Official

Jim Farley

as Prison Guard

Franklyn Farnum

as Prison Guard

Al Ferguson

as Prison Guard

Sam Finn

as Headwaiter

Kay Gordon

as Chorus Girl

Mack Gray

as Doorman / Lookout

Harrison Greene

as Irate Customer

Charles Griffin

as Federal Agent

Kit Guard

as Taresca's Gunman

Harry Harvey

as Man in Club

Edith Haskins

as Chorus Girl

Lew Hicks

as Bailiff

Max Hoffman Jr.

as Driver

Kenner G. Kemp

as Bar Patron

Donald Kerr

as Driver

Bob Kortman

as Prison Guard

Maxine Leslie

as Prisoner's Wife

Jack Lubell

as Brenda's Friend

Herman Marks

as Gambler

Eddie Marr

as Taresca's Henchman / Driver

Major McBride

as Roulette Croupier

Etta McDaniel

as Lydia

Kitty McHugh

as Prisoner's Wife

Miki Morita

as Japanese Houseboy

Frances Morris

as Slant's Secretary

Pearlie Norton

as Chorus Girl

Jeanine O'Donnell

as Chorus Girl

Pat O'Malley

as Prison Guard

Elsa Peterson

as Mrs. Hanson

Paul Phillips

as Reporter

Tom Quinn

as 2nd Bartender

Cyril Ring

as Dancer

Dick Rush

as Bailiff

Helen Shipman

as Prisoner's Wife

Harry Tyler

as Fur Peddler

Mitzie Uehlien

as Chorus Girl

Dorothy Vaughan

as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry

Victoria Vinton

as Chorus Girl

Emmett Vogan

as U.S. Official

Ruth Warren

as Prisoner's Wife

Norman Willis

as Henchman

Isabel Withers

as Woman in Club

Allen Wood

as Newsboy

Freeman Wood

as Mr. Hanson

Sam Wren

as Wally