House Of Strangers.
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A drama about the disintegration of an Italian-American family, portraying the violence, hatred, and vengeance which result from a tyrannical banker's relations to his four sons.
Gino Monetti is a rags-to-riches Italian-American banker in New York whose methods result in a number of criminal charges. Three of his four grown sons, unhappy at their father's dismissive treatment of them, refuse to help Gino when he is put on trial for questionable business practices. Eldest son Joe seizes control of the bank and brothers Tony and Pietro side with him. The brothers conspire to send Max to jail as well. Max vows revenge on his brothers, but has a change of heart when he realizes that his father caused all the tension within the family.
Gino Monetti is a rags-to-riches Italian-American banker in New York whose methods result in a number of criminal charges. Three of his four grown sons, unhappy at their father's dismissive treatment of them, refuse to help Gino when he is put on trial for questionable business practices. Eldest son Joe seizes control of the bank and brothers Tony and Pietro side with him. The brothers conspire to send Max to jail as well. Max vows revenge on his brothers, but has a change of heart when he realizes that his father caused all the tension within the family.
Credits
- Cast
- Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Copyright
30Jun49 L2467, renewed 9Jul76 R636758 Renewal claimant: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Complete catalog record
HOUSE OF STRANGERS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1949. 101 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a novel by Jerome Weidman. Summary: A drama about the disintegration of an Italian-American family, portraying the violence, hatred, and vengeance which result from a tyrannical banker's relations to his four sons. Credits: Producer, Sol C. Siegel; director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz; screenplay, Philip Yordan; music, Daniele Amfitheatrof; film editor, Harmon Jones. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Paul Valentine. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 30Jun49; LP2467.
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