The House Across the Lake (1954)
Hypnotic...Fascinating...a lure to all who crossed her path!
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.
- Date of release
- 1954-04-16
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Ken Hughes
Casting
- Alex Nicol — Mark Kendrick
- Hillary Brooke — Carol Forrest
- Sidney James — Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
- Susan Stephen — Andrea Forrest
- Paul Carpenter — Vincent Gordon
- Alan Wheatley — Inspector MacLennan
- Peter Illing — Harry Stevens
- Gordon McLeod — Doctor Emery
- Joan Hickson — Mrs. Hardcastle
- John Sharp — Mr. Hardcastle
- Hugh Dempster — Frank
- Monti DeLyle — Head Waiter
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