House of Strangers (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 101 min · dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A powerhouse of emotion.
- Drama
- film noir
Synopsis
Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Writer
- Jerome Weidman
- Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Cinematography
- Milton Krasner
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1949-07-01
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Running time
- 101 minutes
Cast & crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
Arthur Space
John Kellogg
Peter Mamakos
Jack Chefe
Philip Van Zandt
Tito Vuolo
Fred Aldrich
Hope Emerson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Mankiewicz Gem · berger meister · 2024-01-20
Just finished this watching this very fine film that I stumbled upon. Never knew it existed, but some great actors went on to do big things, like Esther Manicotti in Marty and Susan Hayward in I Want to Live. Thank you for posting.
