| House of Numbers | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Russell Rouse |
| Screenplay by | Don Mankiewicz Russell Rouse |
| Based on | the novel House of Numbers by Jack Finney |
| Produced by | Charles Schnee |
| Starring | Jack Palance Barbara Lang |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | John McSweeney Jr. |
| Music by | André Previn |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,008,000 |
| Box office | $1.1 million |
House of Numbers is a 1957 American film noir, based on author Jack Finney's 1957 novel of the same name, starring Jack Palance and Barbara Lang.
In the film, Palance plays two similar-looking brothers: Bill and his younger brother Arnie Judlow. Bill is a good citizen, trying to help his ex-professional boxer brother, Arnie, convicted of murder, escape from San Quentin State Prison to return to Arnie's wife, Ruth, played by Lang.
The movie was filmed on location at San Quentin and set in San Quentin and Mill Valley, California, then the home city of author Finney.
Plot
Arnie Judlow (Jack Palance) is an imprisoned gangster. During a prison visit, Bill Judlow, his law-abiding brother, switches places, allowing himself to be incarcerated as the real criminal walks free. Ruth Judlow (Barbara Lang), wife of one of the Judlow boys, wavers in her loyalties.
Cast
- Jack Palance as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
- Harold J. Stone as Henry Nova - Prison Guard
- Edward Platt as The Warden
- Barbara Lang as Mrs. Ruth Judlow
- Frank Watkins as Brother
- Joe Conley as Convict in line
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $500,000 in the US and Canada and $600,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $92,000.
See also
References
- ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- Oliver, Myrna (November 17, 1995). "Jack Finney; Wrote 'The Body Snatchers'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- House of Numbers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- Blum, Daniel (1958). Screen World Vol. 9. Biblo & Tannen. p. 108. ISBN 0-8196-0264-7. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- Meli, MaryAlice (August 26, 2008). "Hillsville native details plan for Wayne halfway house". New Castle News. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical dictionary of film noir. Scarecrow Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-8108-5960-9. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- "House of Numbers (1957) - Russell Rouse | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
External links
- House of Numbers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- House of Numbers at IMDb
- House of Numbers at the TCM Movie Database
- House of Numbers film review at Prisonmovies.net
| Films directed by Russell Rouse | |
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- 1957 films
- American drama films
- CinemaScope films
- American black-and-white films
- Film noir
- Films scored by André Previn
- Films based on works by Jack Finney
- Films based on American novels
- Films about brothers
- Films directed by Russell Rouse
- Films set in San Quentin State Prison
- Films shot in San Quentin, California
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1950s prison films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language crime films