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House of Strangers
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

A powerhouse of emotion.

Genres

DramaCrimeThriller

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Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

01 July 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Gino Monetti

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Irene Bennett

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Max Monetti

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Joe Monetti

Paul Valentine

Paul Valentine

Pietro Monetti

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Tony Monetti

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Maria Domenico

Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

Helena Domenico

Esther Minciotti

Esther Minciotti

Theresa Monetti

Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas

Elaine Monetti

Tito Vuolo

Tito Vuolo

Lucca

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Maxine Ardell

Maxine Ardell

Chorus Dancer (uncredited)

Al Bain

Al Bain

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

David Bauer

David Bauer

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

Eumenio Blanco

Man on Street (uncredited)

Lelia Goldoni

Lelia Goldoni

Italian Girl (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Waiter (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti

Applicant (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Bartender (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Michael Stark

Michael Stark

Eumenio Blanco

Eumenio Blanco

Dolores Castle

Dolores Castle

Geza De Rosner

Geza De Rosner

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Tommy Garland

Tommy Garland

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Donna Hamilton

Donna Hamilton

Marjorie Holliday

Marjorie Holliday

Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Geraldine Jordan

Geraldine Jordan

John Kellogg

John Kellogg

Danny (uncredited)

Kay Koury

Kay Koury

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

George Magrill

George Magrill

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Ernesto Molinari

Ernesto Molinari

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Architect (uncredited)

Ann Morrison

Ann Morrison

Charles Morton

Charles Morton

Emma Palmese

Emma Palmese

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Bernard Sell

Bernard Sell

Mario Siletti

Mario Siletti

Minor Role (uncredited)

Petra Silva

Petra Silva

Stephen Soldi

Stephen Soldi

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Robert St. Angelo

Robert St. Angelo

Theresa Testa

Theresa Testa

Guy Thomajan

Guy Thomajan

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Minor Role (uncredited)

Vicki Vann

Vicki Vann

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)

Rhoda Williams

Rhoda Williams

Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon

Man Outside Office (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Maria Haro

Maria Haro

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