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The House Across the Street

"The story of a redheaded shill!"

Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.

Top Cast

  • Wayne Morris

    Wayne Morris

    Dave Joslin

  • Janis Paige

    Janis Paige

    Kit Williams

  • Bruce Bennett

    Bruce Bennett

    Matthew J. Keever

  • Alan Hale

    Alan Hale

    J.B. Grennell

  • James Mitchell

    James Mitchell

    Marty Bremer

  • Barbara Bates

    Barbara Bates

    Beth Roberts

  • James Holden

    James Holden

    Carl Schrader

  • Irving Bacon

    Irving Bacon

    Jury Foreman (uncredited)

  • George Chandler

    George Chandler

    Carl's Boss (uncredited)

Overview

Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.

Rating

4.8 / 10
6 Reviews
1 Popular

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