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The House Across the Bay (1940)

The House Across the Bay poster
Directed by
Archie Mayo
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to help her husband who is in prison. She gets involved with a new man while her husband attempts to escape and reclaim his life.

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What happens

The House Across the Bay is a 1940 crime drama starring George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, and Lloyd Nolan. It was directed by Archie Mayo, produced by Walter Wanger, written by Myles Connolly and Kathryn Scola, and released by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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