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HOUSE BY THE RIVER

WOMEN SPOKE OF HER with Scorn...MEN THOUGHT OF HER with Longing!

1950 · 01:28:00 · NR · Crime / Drama / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.

About This Film

The unsuccessful writer Stephen Byrne tries to force his servant Emily Gaunt sexually while his wife Marjorie Byrne is visiting a friend and accidentally strangles her. His crippled brother John Byrne coincidently comes to his house in that moment, and Stephen asks him to help to get rid of the corpse and avoid an scandal, since his wife would be pregnant. The naive and good John helps his brother to dump the body in the river nearby his house. Stephen uses the disappearance of Emily to blame her and promote his book. When the body is found by the police, all the evidences points to John, and he becomes the prime suspect of the murder.

Film Details

Director Fritz Lang

Keywords

Murder Death Cigarette Smoking Corpse Husband Wife Relationship Telephone Call Kiss Dead Body Based On Novel Strangulation Photograph Dancing Party Looking At Oneself In A Mirror Police Detective Sexual Attraction Boat Knocked Unconscious Bathtub Lie Maid Attempted Murder Marriage Brother Brother Relationship River Violence Against A Woman False Accusation Knocking On A Door Newspaper Writer Framed For Murder Housekeeper Book Broken Window Disposing Of A Dead Body Rowboat Forced Kiss Guilt Accomplice Frame Up Unrequited Love Limping Shadow Courtroom Implied Female Nudity Camera Shot Of A Woman's Legs Neighbor Coroner Murder By Strangling Rocking Chair

Also Known As

Floodtide, Das Todeshaus am Fluss, Die Villa am Ufer, La casa del río, Original title: House by the River