The House Across the Bay (1940)
THREE MEN IN LOVE WITH THE SAME WOMAN! EACH DETERMINED TO GET HER!
88 min
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.
- Release date
- March 1, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Werner Janssen
- Budget
- $713,965
- Box office
- $684,374
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 Bogale
- Peggy Shannon as Alice
- June Knight as Babe
- Joe Sawyer as Charley
- Billy Wayne as Barney
- Georges Renavent as French Official
Crew
- Archie Mayo · Director
- Myles Connolly · Writer
- Kathryn Scola · Writer
- Walter Wanger · Producer
- Werner Janssen · Composer
- Merritt B. Gerstad · Cinematographer
- Dorothy Spencer · Editor