A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.
Ralph Brooks
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
- Bystander at Hit and Run
- (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
- Shanlon
- (uncredited)
George Chandler
- Boss
- (uncredited)
Phyllis Coates
- Camera GIrl
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Newspaper Office Worker
- (uncredited)
Harry Denny
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Harry Evans
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
- Eddie Macklin
- (uncredited)
Alex Gerry
- Markley
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaAs Kit Williams is leaving the bar after talking to Dave, she says to the bartender, "That's thirty for the night". She is alluding to "-30-", traditionally used by newspaper reporters to indicate the end of a submitted story.
- GoofsWhen Marty Bremer sticks his gun into Dave, the tip of the barrel bends down sharply, it obviously being a soft rubber prop (he then strikes Dave's face with it).
- ConnectionsRemake of You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
- SoundtracksThe Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
[Played briefly when the "Financial Editor" sign is shown]
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From Editor To Sob Sister
Had this B film remake of Hi Nellie been done during the Thirties before the war my guess is that Warner Brothers probably would have included a lot more action. Other than James Mitchell roughing up Wayne Morris a bit there's no real action in this film, not even the sound of a gun firing. Unusual when you consider the villain is a gangster.]
The House Across The Street had more of an accent on comedy with Wayne Morris being demoted to the advice to the lovelorn column after refusing to back off an expose of gangster Bruce Bennett. It's not that publisher Alan Hale isn't in his corner, but Morris hasn't got any proof and Bennett is doing the ungangster like thing of suing for libel.
But curiously enough a woman who had not had her letter to the column answered, Lila Leeds came up and gives Morris the lowdown on her problem with boyfriend James Holden. She inadvertently provides a clue that starts Morris on the trail of linking Bennett to the murder of a state's witness.
Morris gets plenty of help, good help from the former sob sister at the paper, Janis Paige. She's got good reporter's instincts and was never really given a chance to prove them while Morris was the city editor. Now she's helping, but giving Wayne a few jabs in the process.
The House Across The Street is a nice competently made B film that I'm sure 1949 audiences enjoyed while waiting for the main feature from Warner Brothers to start. It's fast and funny and a real treat.
The House Across The Street had more of an accent on comedy with Wayne Morris being demoted to the advice to the lovelorn column after refusing to back off an expose of gangster Bruce Bennett. It's not that publisher Alan Hale isn't in his corner, but Morris hasn't got any proof and Bennett is doing the ungangster like thing of suing for libel.
But curiously enough a woman who had not had her letter to the column answered, Lila Leeds came up and gives Morris the lowdown on her problem with boyfriend James Holden. She inadvertently provides a clue that starts Morris on the trail of linking Bennett to the murder of a state's witness.
Morris gets plenty of help, good help from the former sob sister at the paper, Janis Paige. She's got good reporter's instincts and was never really given a chance to prove them while Morris was the city editor. Now she's helping, but giving Wayne a few jabs in the process.
The House Across The Street is a nice competently made B film that I'm sure 1949 audiences enjoyed while waiting for the main feature from Warner Brothers to start. It's fast and funny and a real treat.
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- bkoganbing
- Jan 12, 2009
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- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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