House by the River (1950)

Director
Fritz Lang

Main cast
Louis Hayward; Jane Wyatt; Lee Bowman; Dorothy Patrick; Ann Shoemaker

Genres
Crime, Drama

Description
Louis Hayward stars as a wealthy man who tries to seduce the family maid. She resists, and he kills her. Long jealous of his brother Lee Bowman, Hayward does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Hayward's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Jane Wyatt. Originally, director Lang had proposed that the unfortunate maid be a black woman, but was over ruled


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