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House by the River is a 1950 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1921 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert.
House by the River: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt, Dorothy Patrick. A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Fritz Lang
- 1950-03-25
Feb 3, 2020 · House by the River is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_by_the_River. Suggested Film Noirs: http://bit.ly/2tLevkl.
- 85 min
- 10.3K
- Fatty Florence
House by the River is one of Lang's most chilling and technically accomplished films of this era, an atmospheric crime drama that skilfully combines the aesthetics of 1940s American film noir thriller (at its best) with Gothic melodrama.
- Fritz Lang
In the 1890s, in the back garden of his elegant Victorian house on the banks of a river, unsuccessful novelist Stephen Byrne struggles with his latest manuscript. When the maid, Emily Gaunt, asks Stephen for permission to use the upstairs bath, he blithely agrees as his wife Marjorie has gone out.
- Fritz Lang, John Grubbs
- Louis Hayward
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
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Nov 10, 2016 · Of Love and Other Demons: ‘House by the River’. By Justine Peres Smith on November 10, 2016. In Fritz Lang’s House by the River, the darkness in author Stephen Byrne (Louis Hayward) was festering long before he accidentally murdered his maid, Emily (Dorothy Patrick).
