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House by the River

Release Year
1950
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Directed By
Not Available
House by the River

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Louis Hayward

Stephen Byrne

Jane Wyatt

Marjorie Byrne

Lee Bowman

John Byrne

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper

Jody Gilbert

Flora Bantam - John's housekeeper

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Beach - Stephen's elderly cook

Howland Chamberlain

D.A.-prosecutor at inquest

Leslie Kimmell

Mr. Gaunt

Will Wright

Inspector Sarten

Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest

Alex Gerry

Miller, bookseller

George Taylor

Coroner's Court Clerk

Crew

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

George Antheil

Original Music Composer

Arthur Hilton

Editor

Adele Palmer

Costume Design

Howard Welsch

Producer

A.P. Herbert

Novel

Mel Dinelli

Writer

Dick Tyler Sr.

Sound Designer

Howard Wilson

Sound Designer

Boris Leven

Art Direction

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