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The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

Genres

HistoryDrama

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A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

23 December 1933

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Bill Blaine

Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Monte Van Tyle

John Halliday

John Halliday

Lyndon Fiske

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Chester Hunt

William 'Stage' Boyd

William 'Stage' Boyd

Bonelli

Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

Henry Burgess

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Dolly

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Freddy

Philip Faversham

Philip Faversham

Gordon

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Dr. Wyman

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Eleanor Van Tyle

William Bailey

William Bailey

Gambler (uncredited)

Helen Barclay

Helen Barclay

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

André Cheron

André Cheron

Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

George Davis

George Davis

French Waiter (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Roulette Player (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Julia Griffith

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Gambler (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Peggy's Butler (uncredited)

Lorena Layson

Lorena Layson

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

John Marston

John Marston

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Lee Moran

Lee Moran

Can-Can Comic Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Cleaned-Out Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Gambler (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Tom - Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Power

Paul Power

Poker Gam Kibitzer (uncredited)

George H. Reed

George H. Reed

James - Lyndon's Butler (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Jail Inmate (uncredited)

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Beautician (uncredited)

Renee Whitney

Renee Whitney

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Pat Wing

Pat Wing

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

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