The House Across the Bay
5.5
88 minutes
3/1/1940
Overview
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.
Cast List
George Raft
as Steve Larwitt
Joan Bennett
as Brenda Bentley
Lloyd Nolan
as Slant Kolma
Walter Pidgeon
as Tim Nolan
Gladys George
as Mary Bogel
Billy Wayne
as Barney, bartender
June Knight
as Bebe
Peggy Shannon
as Alice
Cy Kendall
as Crawley
Frank Bruno
as Jerry - Slant's Henchman
Joe Sawyer
as Charlie
Max Wagner
as Jim
Georges Renavent
as French Official
Joseph Crehan
as Federal Man
Edward Fielding
as Judge
Virginia Brissac
as Landlady
Carol Adams
as Chorus Girl
Sam Ash
as Broker
Herbert Ashley
as Man in Park
John Bohn
as Reporter
Peter Camlin
as French Pilot
Martin Cichy
as Prison Guard
Tom Coleman
as Café Patron
Marcelle Corday
as French Maid
Gino Corrado
as Nightclub Waiter
James Craig
as Brenda's Friend
Jean Del Val
as French Official
Jim Farley
as Prison Guard
Franklyn Farnum
as Prison Guard
Al Ferguson
as Prison Guard
Sam Finn
as Headwaiter
Kay Gordon
as Chorus Girl
Mack Gray
as Doorman / Lookout
Harrison Greene
as Irate Customer
Charles Griffin
as Federal Agent
Kit Guard
as Taresca's Gunman
Harry Harvey
as Man in Club
Edith Haskins
as Chorus Girl
Lew Hicks
as Bailiff
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Driver
Kenner G. Kemp
as Bar Patron
Donald Kerr
as Driver
Bob Kortman
as Prison Guard
Maxine Leslie
as Prisoner's Wife
Jack Lubell
as Brenda's Friend
Herman Marks
as Gambler
Eddie Marr
as Taresca's Henchman / Driver
Major McBride
as Roulette Croupier
Etta McDaniel
as Lydia
Kitty McHugh
as Prisoner's Wife
Miki Morita
as Japanese Houseboy
Frances Morris
as Slant's Secretary
Pearlie Norton
as Chorus Girl
Jeanine O'Donnell
as Chorus Girl
Pat O'Malley
as Prison Guard
Elsa Peterson
as Mrs. Hanson
Paul Phillips
as Reporter
Tom Quinn
as 2nd Bartender
Cyril Ring
as Dancer
Dick Rush
as Bailiff
Helen Shipman
as Prisoner's Wife
Harry Tyler
as Fur Peddler
Mitzie Uehlien
as Chorus Girl
Dorothy Vaughan
as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Victoria Vinton
as Chorus Girl
Emmett Vogan
as U.S. Official
Ruth Warren
as Prisoner's Wife
Norman Willis
as Henchman
Isabel Withers
as Woman in Club
Allen Wood
as Newsboy
Freeman Wood
as Mr. Hanson
Sam Wren
as Wally
Armand 'Curly' Wright
as Barber