The House Across the Lake
Seen it?1954 | 68 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 8 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ken Hughes
- Alex NicolMark Kendrick
- Hillary BrookeCarol Forrest
- Sidney JamesBeverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
- Susan StephenAndrea Forrest
- Paul CarpenterVincent Gordon
- Alan WheatleyInspector MacLennan
- Peter IllingHarry Stevens
- Gordon McLeodDoctor Emery
- Joan HicksonMrs. Hardcastle
- John SharpMr. Hardcastle