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55% Critic Match
The House Across the Lake
“Hypnotic...Fascinating...a lure to all who crossed her path!”
5.5 / 10• 1954• 1h 8m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alex Nicol
Mark Kendrick
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Hughes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The House Across the Lake is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
