The House Across the Bay poster

Movie · 1940

The House Across the Bay

Released 1 March 1940 More from 1940 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda, testifies against him on advice from his lawyer, Slant Kolma, who is in love with her. After Steve receives 10 years in Alcatraz, Brenda moves to be near him and avoids advances of airplane builder Tim Nolan, who knows nothing about her past.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Joseph Crehan
as Federal Man
56
Virginia Brissac
as Landlady
56
Jean Del Val
as French Official
48
Emmett Vogan
as U.S. Official
46
Walter Pidgeon
as Tim Nolan
42
Eddie Marr
as Taresca's Henchman / Driver
40
Gladys George
as Mary Bogel
39
Harry Harvey
as Man in Club
39
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
17years between the oldest and youngest billed
56Joseph Crehan — oldest on the call sheet
39Harry Harvey — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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