The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street
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Directed by	Robert Florey
Written by	Joseph Santley (story) Austin Parker Sheridan Gibney
Starring	Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez Gene Raymond John Halliday Margaret Lindsay
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corp.
Release dates	December 23, 1933
Running time	68-69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$211,000[1]
Box office	$694,000[1]

The House on 56th Street is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film, starring Kay Francis as a woman sent to prison for twenty years for a murder she did not commit. When she is released, her husband is dead and her daughter (played by Margaret Lindsay) has been told Peggy is also dead.

Cast

• Kay Francis as Peggy Martin Van Tyle aka Peggy Stone
• Ricardo Cortez as Bill Blaine
• Gene Raymond as Monte Van Tyle (Monty Van Tyle in the opening credits)
• John Halliday as Lyndon Fiske
• Margaret Lindsay as Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess
• Frank McHugh as Chester Hunt
• William "Stage" Boyd as Mr. Bonelli (as William Boyd)
• Hardie Albright as Henry Burgess
• Sheila Terry as Dolly
• Phillip Reed as Freddy
• Walter Walker as Dr. Wyman
• Nella Walker as Eleanor Van Tyle

Reception

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $410,000 in the US and Canada and $284,000 elsewhere.^[1]

References

1. The House on 56th Street at Kay Francis Films; accessed March 16, 2014.

External links

• The House on 56th Street at the Internet Movie Database
• The House on 56th Street at the TCM Movie Database
• The House on 56th Street at AllMovie