The House Across the Street (1949)
Overview
Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.032 |
Directed By
Richard L. Bare
Crew
Saul Elkins
William Lava
Frank Magee
Richard L. Bare
Russell S. Hughes
Roy Chanslor
William E. Snyder
Wesley Anderson
Everett Alton Brown
Mac Julian
G.W. Berntsen
Ray Forman
Charles O'Bannon
Hugh Reticker
Everett Dexter
Elmer Decker
Perc Westmore
Charles Harris
Larry Butterworth
Charles Maxwell
Don Alvarado
TOP CAST
Wayne Morris
Dave Joslin
Janis Paige
Kit Williams
Bruce Bennett
Matthew J. Keever
Alan Hale
J.B. Grennell
James Mitchell
Marty Bremer
Barbara Bates
Beth Roberts
James Holden
Carl Schrader
Irving Bacon
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
George Chandler
Carl's Boss (uncredited)
Alex Gerry
Lawyer Markley (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Boy (uncredited)
Douglas Kennedy
Narrator (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Doreen McCann
Madge (uncredited)
Lila Leeds
Billie Martin (uncredited)
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