Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on July 9, 2020

Edward G. Robinson lives in a "House of Strangers" House of Strangers (1949) is a film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The cinematography was by Milton R. Krasner (Scarlet Street 1945). Richard Conte (sitting), Paul Val   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 14, 2019

Joseph L. Mankiewicz will always hold the prestige of a writer over a director and yet working off a script by Phillip Yordan, he guides the picture with an assured hand. House of Strangers manages to be intermittently stylish and deeply evocative highlighted by fiery performances. Ironically, it b   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 10, 2014

Everybody knows about Out of the Past, Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Laura. But for today’s celebration of Noirvember, I’m taking a closer look at a noir that you don’t hear a lot about: House of Strangers (1949). It’s available on DVD and it’s definitely worth a look....   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on July 9, 2014

Share This! What a wonderful surprise House of Strangers was to view recently.  Sadly, and without researching the movie first in the slightest, I made the entirely incorrect assumption that if would be yet another of Edward G. Robinson’s enjoyable, if sometimes predictable, gangster films of   read more