Although a classic film noir packed fine pedigree from foxs stable of top talent, this adaptation of jerome weidmans eponymous novel is perhaps better known as the western fox remade 5 years later as broken lance 1954, a more beloved cinemascope production starring spencer tracey, richard widmark, and robert wagner. That too is a worthy film, but frankly is no match for the original 1949 film. Watch house of strangers 1949 full movies online gogomovies. House of strangers is a film noirdrama film directed by joseph l. The save button saves all of your option settings for the current device and browser, or use reset to restore all options to their original defaults. House of strangers watched by johncalhoun letterboxd. House of strangers 1949 house of strangers running time. Ltd classified dates 04071949 bbfc reference azf036197.
Theresa rebukes him, saying she now has no husband or family, and in italian orders him to go. Upon a wall inside is a portrait of the founder gino dated 18751934. Wtm house of strangers 1949 warning in order to properly access whatthemovie you have to activate javascript. Robinson, susan hayward, richard conte, luther adler, paul valentine and efrem zimbalist. Jul 11, 2012 three years earlier in 1946 mankiewicz had directed somewhere in the night which is definitely a film noir but house of strangers actually has more in common with the film he was to make the following year in 1950, all about eve. Mankiewicz noir and its safe to assume that he isnt interested in making it like most of the rest. The divided clan narrative provides good basis for drama and lets the better actors shine on the screen with such material. I just seen this movie for the first time a couple of days ago, and it actually kept me on the edge of my seat for the whole time, i cant believe that.
Using the technological capabilities of the film industry today, these film mediums of the past can expose the younger generation to the cult classics of our past with the power of the vote. Then he visits his lover irene bennett that asks him to forget the past and start a new life. The film s crushing climax, which sees max nearly thrown from an upper apartment window to the street below, is genuinely thrilling, because it would be apropos of the film for that to actually happen to the character. I found this film one of the less noirish titles in the series. Mankiewicz and adapted to screenplay by phillip yordan from jerome weidmans novel ill never go there any more. Ltd classified dates 0407 1949 bbfc reference azf036197. Movie title from the film house of strangers 1948, directed by joseph l. When the ruthless robinson is arrested for illegal business practices, three of his. House of strangers isnt a film about winners or losers, its a film. Robin wright, house of cards supporting actor, drama alfie allen, game of thrones jonathan banks, better call.
Watch house of strangers 1949 full movie online free hd. Part of my 5 directors x 5 unseen films 20 challenge. Kuca stranaca, u bivsoj jugoslaviji distribuiran pod naslovom kuca mrznje je americki crnobijeli film snimljen 1949. Other articles where house of strangers is discussed. House of strangers 1949 flickers in timeflickers in time. Apr 19, 2011 house of strangers trailer house of strangers 1949 is a film noir, and is the first of three film versions of jerome weidmans novel ill never go there anymore, each scripted by phillip yordan. Register to upload movie stills yourself and compete with others. House of strangers 1949 watch house of strangers 1949 full movies online gogomovies. Richard conte, susan hayward, edward robinson in house of strangers at roxy.
House of strangers demonstrates that film noir isnt just about criminals and alienated detectives. Jul 09, 2014 like most of his films, house of strangers is extremely rewatchable. Propelled by a revenge core peppered with hate motives instead of love. Find release information for house of strangers 1949 joseph l. The dvd i received is as clear as if it were originally filmed in hd. After seven long years in prison, one of his sons, lawyer max. Extras include a commentary track by foster hirsch.
Sep, 2015 the house of strangers is a short film directed by ranjith raghupathy,cinematography. This film appears in john springers movie book forgotten films to remember by citadel press, and certainly lives up to its name. In new york, after seven years in prison, the lawyer max monetti goes to the bank of his brothers joe, tony and pietro monetti and promises revenge to them. Jun 14, 2019 house of strangers 1949 posted on june 14, 2019 by 4starfilmfan joseph l. Despite the terse lead performance of richard conte whose mr. Mankiewicz on allmovie house of strangers is a stylish, powerful but. Under ginos portrait, max stares intently at joe, then bites his thumb, the sign of the vendetta. House of strangers british board of film classification. His lover irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
Jun 19, 2011 house of strangers has been released on dvd as no. Select any combination of the listed link choices, e. Louis superman smriti mundhra and sami khan walk run chacha laura nix and colette sandstedt achievement in film editing. As nasty a nest of vipers as ever youre likely to see outside of a gangster picture or maybe a jungle film is assembled in house of strangers, which came to the roxy yesterday. Synopsis by hal erickson house of strangers is the first of three film versions of jerome weidman s ill never go home any more, each of which was scripted by philip yordan. He appeared in more than 100 films 2 from the 1940s through 1970s, including ill cry tomorrow, oceans 11, and the godfather. Richard conte, susan hayward, edward robinson in house of. March 24, 1910 april 15, 1975 was an american actor. House of strangers is an american film noir directed by joseph l. Post, comment and cast a vote for a movie, tvseries or cartoon you would like to see remade today. The father is a banker whose unethical practices eventually result in serious legal trouble. House of strangers is a stylish, powerful but ultimately unsatisfying family drama that benefits from a quartet of topnotch performers and from joseph l. House of strangers is one of the best of this period and has been unjustly neglected. Mankiewicz had a nearly unbroken run of good films for several years in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
House of strangers 1949 tt0041487 gino monetti is a ruthless italianamerican banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. House of strangers 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Aside from this, i was quite impressed with house of strangers. Robinson and susan hayward are starring, alongside richard conte, luther adler, paul valentine and efrem zimbalist jr. Joseph mankiewicz house of strangers is a solid drama, thats for sure. Robinson plays a gianninilike italianamerican banker, gino monetti, who runs roughshod over his four grown sons. House of strangers is a 1949 american film noir directed by joseph l. Superb performances by conte, robinson, and adler lift the ordinary dramatics into loftier. Oedipian drama with an invisible mother and debra paget. House of strangers 1949 sinners mkv pt 01 dailymotion video. House of strangers 1949 posted on june 14, 2019 by 4starfilmfan joseph l. Robinson, susan hayward, richard conte, luther adler, paul valentine, efrem zimbalist jr storyline gino monetti is a ruthless italianamerican banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. House of strangers film by mankiewicz 1949 britannica.
Overview of house of strangers, 1949, directed by joseph l. Robinson plays an italianamerican banker who runs roughshod over his four grown sons. Watch house of strangers 1949 online free gogomovies. The studio remade house of strangers as a western in 1954 as broken lance and yordan was given credit for the story and won an academy award for best writing, motion picture story. Trailer for the dark screen drama, house of strangers, starring edward g. If you wander into house of strangers without knowing anything about it and were expecting a fairly standard noir, then you are going to end up pleasantly surprised. Robinson, susan hayward, richard conte, luther adler, year. In mar 1949, twentieth centuryfox music director alfred newman secured permission from opera singer lawrence tibbett for background use of a recording he made of the aria largo al factotum from rossinis il barbiere di siviglia the barber of seville for the 1935 twentieth centuryfox film metropolitan see afi catalog of feature films. I was thrilled that house of strangers was transferred to the dvd format. House of strangers is an american film noir about an italianamerican family. Brown in the big combo is among the alltime great noir heavies and a noirfriendly flashback structure, this is really borderline. Based upon jerome weidmans 1941 novel ill never go there any more, this film noir crime drama from. Gino monetti is a ruthless italianamerican banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. Robinson, susan hayward, richard conte, luther adler, paul valentine, efrem zimbalist jr storyline gino monetti is a ruthless italianamerican banker who.
Edward g robinson won the 1949 best actor award at the cannes film festival for his p. House of strangers is a 1949 noir film from 20th century fox. The plot revolves around four debatably dysfunctional italianamerican brothers with disorganized priorities and. The break lines checkbox toggles display of line breaks between the labeled fields of basic movie information. House of strangers 1949 february 25, 2015 january 25, 2017 movies drama. In house of strangers 1949, immigrant martinet gino monetti has built up a successful banking business by lending money to his neighbors at usurious rates.
He also has a shaky relationship with his four sons, so only one of them stays loyal to him after hes arrested. Such is the case with house of strangers, which while hardly shaking the roots of film noir technically, does thematically play out as an engrossing, character rich, melodrama. Mankiewicz will always hold the prestige of a writer over a director and yet working off a script by phillip yordan, he guides the picture with an assured hand. Mankiewicz written by philip yordan from a novel by jerome weldman 1949usa twentieth century fox film corporation first viewingnetflix rental this. Max is the ambivalent hero, the only one in the film who is a true film noir character, who is punished for being loyal to his father yet is someone who has rejected the ways of the oldcountry and its traditionalism for the ethics of the new world. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his. House of strangers 1949 by 4 star film fan on jun 14, 2019 from 4 star films. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Mankiewicz then made house of strangers 1949, a potent if somewhat heavyhanded drama about a machiavellian businessman edward g. Full movie online free hd gino monetti is a ruthless italianamerican banker who engaged in a number of criminal.
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As yordans filmography shows, he was a prolific front in the 1950s for screenwriters who were blacklisted. House of strangers 1949 is a film noir, and is the first of three film versions of jerome weidmans novel ill never go there anymore, each. Three of his four grown sons, refuse to help their father stay out of prison after hes arrested for his questionable business practices. House of strangers 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While it has enough features to justify calling it a film noir house of strangers is really a savage family. This was remade in 1954 in the western genre as broken lance starring spencer tracy. After logging in, check seen to indicate that youve already seen this movie. All these years later, house of strangers may very well be the more interesting film.
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