House of Strangers

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House of Strangers

original U.S. Poster
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by Sol C. Siegel
Written by Jerome Weidman (novel I'll Never Go There Any More)
Philip Yordan
Starring Edward G. Robinson
Susan Hayward
Richard Conte
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s) July 1, 1949 U.S. release
Running time 101 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

House of Strangers is the first of three film versions of Jerome Weidman's novel I'll Never Go Home Any More, each scripted by Phillip Yordan. The other versions were the Spencer Tracy western Broken Lance (1954) and The Big Show (1961).

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who engaged in a number of criminal activities. His four grown sons, although knowing about his criminal activities, refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The three other brothers don't like that and conspire to send Max to jail as well. Max tries to bribe a juror to save his father Gino and gets disbarred and a stretch of seven years in prison. Although Max promises to get revenge on his brothers, when he is released Max has a change of heart when he realizes that his father had caused all the tension within the family and makes peace with his brothers.

Actor Role
Edward G. Robinson Gino Monetti
Susan Hayward Irene Bennett
Richard Conte Max Monetti
Luther Adler Joe Monetti
Paul Valentine Pietro Monetti
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Tony
Debra Paget Maria Domenico
Hope Emerson Helena Domenico
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