The House on 56th Street (1933)
Overview
A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.808 |
Directed By
Robert Florey
Crew
Robert Florey
Leo F. Forbstein
Joseph Santley
Austin Parker
Sheridan Gibney
Bernhard Kaun
Ernest Haller
Howard Bretherton
Esdras Hartley
Earl Luick
Orry-Kelly
Emily Moore
Maxwell Arnow
William Forsyth
TOP CAST
Kay Francis
Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone
Ricardo Cortez
Bill Blaine
Gene Raymond
Monte Van Tyle
John Halliday
Lyndon Fiske
Margaret Lindsay
Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess
Frank McHugh
Chester Hunt
William 'Stage' Boyd
Bonelli
Hardie Albright
Henry Burgess
Sheila Terry
Dolly
Phillip Reed
Freddy
Philip Faversham
Gordon
Walter Walker
Dr. Wyman
Nella Walker
Eleanor Van Tyle
William Bailey
Gambler (uncredited)
Helen Barclay
Sextet Girl (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
André Cheron
Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
George Davis
French Waiter (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Roulette Player (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Gambler (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Peggy's Butler (uncredited)
Lorena Layson
Sextet Girl (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
John Marston
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Lee Moran
Can-Can Comic Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Cleaned-Out Blackjack Player (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Gambler (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Tom - Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Power
Poker Gam Kibitzer (uncredited)
George H. Reed
James - Lyndon's Butler (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Jail Inmate (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
Leo White
Beautician (uncredited)
Renee Whitney
Sextet Girl (uncredited)
Pat Wing
Sextet Girl (uncredited)
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