House of Strangers

House of Strangers

1949 · 101 min · EN · NR · 6.9 (62 votes)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Paul Valentine, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Music Daniele Amfitheatrof

A powerhouse of emotion.

CrimeDrama

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.

VIBE

A dark, brooding drama steeped in familial tension and the corrosive nature of ambition. It feels like a classic noir, exploring the bitter consequences of loyalty and betrayal within a powerful, fractured family.

grittytensemelancholicbroodingsteadyclassic Hollywood dramanoir-tingedcharacter-drivenfamilybetrayalloyaltyambition
new york citybased on novel or bookitalian americanrevengesibling rivalrycrime family
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