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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.

Keywords

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

Also Known As

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