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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301863186 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC ISBN: 6301863186 Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: December 06, 1990 Running Time: 101 minutes Sales Rank: 31738 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: July 01, 1949
Rating: - Wit, style and a solid story
Dialogue that can be relished, a classic yarn about a Lear like figure playing his children off against each other and black and white photography of delicious clarity - go ahead, do yourself a favour!
Rating: - JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, OPUS 7
****1/2 1949. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, HOUSE OF STRANGERS is an adaptation of Jerome Weidman's I'll never go there any more. NYC in the early 30's. When the government starts to examine how Gino Moretti's familial bank really works, the old Italian born godfather must face three of his four sons who wants to forsake him. First-rate film noir that will force you to admit that Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (Widescreen Edition) was not the first movie to talk about the family problems of the members of the honorable society.
Rating: - House of Strangers
The DVD was in excellent shape. I wanted to buy it because Susan Hayward was one of my favorite actresses. I thought the plot of the movie wasn't the greatest, but it was good to have another Susan Hayward movie to add to my collection.
Rating: - What's up with that moustache?
I don't blame myself for assuming that "House of Strangers" would be a hard-hitting, insightful portrayal of the dysfunctional American family, this based solely on the story line and list of contributors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz at the helm, directing the great Edward G. Robinson along with Richard Conte and Susan Hayward. Fact is, the assumption isn't entirely wrong. It's just not entirely right either.
The plot in a nutshell: Robinson plays Gino Monetti, first-generation immigrant and heavy-handed family patriarch who works his way from modest means to successful banker while raising ... Read More
Rating: - House of Strangers
This is a great movie, black and white, but the acting is wonderful, well worth having in your collection
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