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

The House on 56th Street

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1933
1h 8m
5.3(8 votes)
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Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Kay Francis

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

Kay Francis
Acting

Ricardo Cortez

Bill Blaine

Ricardo Cortez
Acting

Gene Raymond

Monte Van Tyle

Gene Raymond
Acting

John Halliday

Lyndon Fiske

John Halliday
Acting

Margaret Lindsay

Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess

Margaret Lindsay
Acting

Frank McHugh

Chester Hunt

Frank McHugh
Acting

William 'Stage' Boyd

Bonelli

William 'Stage' Boyd
Acting

Hardie Albright

Henry Burgess

Hardie Albright
Acting

Sheila Terry

Dolly

Sheila Terry
Acting

Phillip Reed

Freddy

Phillip Reed
Acting

Philip Faversham

Gordon

Philip Faversham
Acting

Walter Walker

Dr. Wyman

Walter Walker
Acting

Nella Walker

Eleanor Van Tyle

Nella Walker
Acting

William Bailey

Gambler (uncredited)

William Bailey
Acting

Helen Barclay

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Symona Boniface

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Symona Boniface
Acting

André Cheron

Man at Roulette Table (uncredited)

André Cheron
Acting

Frank Darien

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Frank Darien
Acting

George Davis

French Waiter (uncredited)

George Davis
Acting

Lester Dorr

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Lester Dorr
Acting

Jesse Graves

Roulette Player (uncredited)

Jesse Graves
Acting

Julia Griffith

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Julia Griffith
Acting

Sam Harris

Gambler (uncredited)

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Acting

Olaf Hytten

Peggy's Butler (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Acting

Lorena Layson

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Wilfred Lucas

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas
Acting

John Marston

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

John Marston
Acting

Frank McLure

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Acting

Lee Moran

Can-Can Comic Dancer (uncredited)

Lee Moran
Acting

Jack Mower

Cleaned-Out Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Writing

Dennis O'Keefe

Gambler (uncredited)

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Acting

Henry O'Neill

Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill
Acting

Russ Powell

Tom - Bartender (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Acting

Paul Power

Poker Gam Kibitzer (uncredited)

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Acting

George H. Reed

James - Lyndon's Butler (uncredited)

George H. Reed
Acting

Ruth Warren

Jail Inmate (uncredited)

Ruth Warren
Acting

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

Stanhope Wheatcroft
Acting

Leo White

Beautician (uncredited)

Leo White
Acting

Renee Whitney

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Renee Whitney
Acting

Pat Wing

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Pat Wing

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