House by the River (1950)
- Directed by
- Fritz Lang
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A struggling writer accidentally kills his maid and enlists his brother to help cover up the crime. The lie spirals as guilt and suspicion tear apart their lives.
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What happens
House by the River is a 1950 American psychological crime drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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