• Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Detective Film
• Themes: Amateur Sleuths, Members of the Press
• Director: Richard L. Bare
• Main Cast: Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale, James Mitchell
• Release Year: 1949
• Country: US
• Run Time: 69 minutes

Plot

House Across the Street was the second remake of the 1933 Paul Muni starrer Hi, Nellie. The original's satirical jibes against columnist Walter Winchell are downplayed in favor of undistilled concentration on the plot. Crusading newspaperman Dave Joslin (Wayne Morris) is kicked downstairs to the "Advice to the Lovelorn" column when he manages to offend a politically powerful racketeer. While pretending to stick to his job, Joslin conducts his own investigation to bring the villain to justice. Bruce Bennett, Warner Bros' busiest general-purpose actor (next to John Ridgely, that is!) brings subtlety and shading to the two-dimensional role of the racketeer. Likewise, Janis Paige avoids cliches as an intrepid girl reporter. One of the shortest top-of-the-bill Warners releases of 1949, House Across the Street clocks in at 69 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Wayne Morris - Dave Joslin
• Janis Paige - Kit Williams
• Bruce Bennett - Keever
• Alan Hale - Grennell
• James Mitchell - Marty Bremer

Barbara Bates - Beth Roberts; James Holden - Carl Schrader; Ray Montgomery - Reporter; Phyllis Coates

Credit

Roy Chanslor - Short Story Author; Saul Elkins - Producer; William Lava - Composer (Music Score); William Lava - Screenwriter; Frank Magee - Editor; William Snyder - Cinematographer; Richard L. Bare - Director; Russell S. Hughes - Screenwriter