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The House on 56th Street (1933) Xvid 1cd [DDR]
THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET, based on a novel by Joseph Santley; directed by Robert Florey; a Warner Brothers Production. At the Hollywood.
The House on 56th Street is a 1933 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 has been told she is too.
CAST:-
Kay Francis...............Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone
Ricardo Cortez........ Bill Blaine
Gene Raymond........Monte Van Tyle
John Halliday .......... Lyndon Fiske
Margaret Lindsay ... Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess
Frank McHugh..........Chester Hunt
William Boyd.............Mr. Bonelli
Hardie Albright..........Henry Burgess
Sheila Terry................Dolly
Phillip Reed...............Freddy
Philip Faversham.....Gordon
Walter Walker............Dr. Wyman
Nella Walker..............Eleanor Van Tyle
Directed by Robert Florey
Written by Joseph Santley (story), Austin Parker, Sheridan Gibney
MOVIE REVIEW:- he House on 56th Street (1933)
Kay Francis is the leading player in "The House on 56th Street," which is quite an original and intriguing pictorial drama. The actual story is secondary to the interesting idea of depicting what happens to a dwelling in the East Fifties in the course of a quarter of a century. The narrative is an adaptation of a novel written by Joseph Santley, and the introductory scenes in the film show life in the pre-automobile era.
The house in East Fifty-sixth Street is presumed to be a gift from Monte Van Tyle to his bride, Peggy, who was one of the alluring members of the "Florodora" sextet. On their honeymoon they visit France, Italy and other countries, and when they return Monte takes great pride in escorting his pretty wife through her spacious new home. Being blessed with an enviable bank account, Monte has anticipated every wish of his wife. It is a home which shall be hers as long as she lives.
The happy existence of the Van Tyles is brought to an abrupt ending when Lindon Fiske, Peggy's companion before she was married, decides to shoot himself. Peggy goes to visit him because he is ill, and, although she struggles with her former paramour to prevent his ending his life, the pistol shot is fired and he drops dead. This leads to her conviction and sentence to prison for manslaughter.
After nearly twenty years Peggy is freed. Her husband has been killed in the World War and his relatives give her a substantial check to keep away from her daughter, Eleanor. Peggy, being by nature a gambler, in the course of time finds herself back in the Fifty-sixth Street house, not as a tenant but as a blackjack dealer, for the dwelling has been turned into a gambling place and speak-easy. How she is forced to remain there and what further tragic happenings she experiences are set forth in several exciting episodes.
It is a film possessing no little irony, particularly in the latter interludes. Peggy's first sight of her daughter in many years is depicted very effectively. Miss Francis, as Peggy, gives an adequate performance. She looks charming in the costumes of the Nineties. Margaret Lindsay is excellent as Eleanor. Gene Raymond is satisfactory as Monte Van Tyle, and John Halliday's acting of Lindon Fiske is highly commendable. Ricardo Cortez gives an expert conception of a cardsharp and William Boyd does well as a grim underworld authority.
Sprawling chronicle of 25 years in the life of a house, as Francis spends two decades in jail for a crime she didn't commit. The residence is now a speakeasy/gambling joint, where Francis returns to save her daughter from the same situation she was in. Offbeat but nothing special.
           
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 855 kbps
Video Resolution: 640x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 1:09:00
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 1:09:0 |
