House Across the Bay
House Across the Bay ★★½ 1940
Raft, an imprisoned nightclub owner, finds that he is being duped by his attorney who's eager to get his hooks into the lingerie-clad prisoner's wife. But prison isn't going to stop the bitter husband from getting his revenge. 88m/B VHS . George Raft, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan, Gladys George; D: Archie Mayo.
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