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The House Across the Street (1949)

Dave Joslin, the managing editor of a big-city newspaper, is demoted and moved to the Miss Lonely Hearts column-writing department by the newspaper's publisher, J. B. Grennell, because Joslin refuses to desist in printing stories linking a gangster, Matthew Keever, to a murder. But Joslin, aided by Kit Williams, a newspaper woman with whom he is in love, investigate the murder case on their own time.

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Wayne MorrisWayne MorrisDave Joslin
  • Photo of Janis PaigeJanis PaigeKit Williams
  • Photo of Bruce BennettBruce BennettMatthew J. Keever
  • Photo of Alan HaleAlan HaleJ.B. Grennell
  • Photo of James MitchellJames MitchellMarty Bremer
  • Photo of Barbara BatesBarbara BatesBeth Roberts
  • Photo of James HoldenJames HoldenCarl Schrader
  • Photo of Irving BaconIrving BaconJury Foreman (uncredited)
  • Photo of George ChandlerGeorge ChandlerCarl's Boss (uncredited)
  • Photo of Alex GerryAlex GerryLawyer Markley (uncredited)

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