House of Strangers

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House of Strangers (1949) is a film noir, and is the first of three film versions of Jerome Weidman's novel I'll Never Go There Anymore, each scripted by Phillip Yordan. The other versions were the Spencer Tracy western Broken Lance (1954) and The Big Show (1961). Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons, although knowing about his criminal activities, refuse t... more
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  • Jul 1, 1949

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  • 1 h 41 min

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (11 February 1909 – 5 February 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to Franz Mankiewicz (?–1941) and Johanna Blumenau, Jewish immigrants from Germany. He had a sister, Erna Mankiewicz (1901–1979),...

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