The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film. The film's plot involves a miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and alienation of a prisoner from her only living relative.

The House on 56th Street
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Directed by	Robert Florey
Written by	Joseph Santley (story) Austin Parker Sheridan Gibney
Produced by	James Seymour
Starring	Kay Francis Ricardo Cortez Gene Raymond John Halliday Margaret Lindsay
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Howard Bretherton
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corp.
Release date	December 23, 1933 (1933-12-23)
Running time	68-69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$211,000[1][2]
Box office	$694,000[2][1]

Plot

A woman is 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 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 U.S. and Canada and $284,000 elsewhere.^[1][2]