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The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street (1949)

"The story of a redheaded shill!"

⭐4.0
1h 9m
ComedyDramaCrime
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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.

Top Cast

Portrait of actor Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

Dave Joslin

Portrait of actor Janis Paige

Janis Paige

Kit Williams

Portrait of actor Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Matthew J. Keever

Portrait of actor Alan Hale

Alan Hale

J.B. Grennell

Portrait of actor James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Marty Bremer

Portrait of actor Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Beth Roberts

Portrait of actor James Holden

James Holden

Carl Schrader

Portrait of actor Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Portrait of actor George Chandler

George Chandler

Carl's Boss (uncredited)

Portrait of actor Alex Gerry

Alex Gerry

Lawyer Markley (uncredited)

Portrait of actor Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Boy (uncredited)

Portrait of actor Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Narrator (uncredited)

Portrait of actor Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Apartment Manager (uncredited)

D

Doreen McCann

Madge (uncredited)

Portrait of actor Lila Leeds

Lila Leeds

Billie Martin (uncredited)

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