The House Across the Street
Seen it?1949 | 69 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Wrath of Man, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.
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
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$501K worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard L. Bare
- Wayne MorrisDave Joslin
- Janis PaigeKit Williams
- Bruce BennettMatthew J. Keever
- Alan HaleJ.B. Grennell
- James MitchellMarty Bremer
- Barbara BatesBeth Roberts
- James HoldenCarl Schrader
- Irving BaconJury Foreman (uncredited)
- George ChandlerCarl's Boss (uncredited)
- Alex GerryLawyer Markley (uncredited)