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House of Numbers

House of Numbers

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 30mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
6.4
IMDB Rating
687 votes

San Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.

Director
Russell Rouse
Writers
Jack Finney, Don Mankiewicz, Russell Rouse
Stars
Jack Palance, Harold J. Stone, Edward Platt
Release Date
January 17, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Palance
Jack Palance
as Arnie Judlow
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone
as Henry Nova
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
as The Warden
Barbara Lang
Barbara Lang
as Ruth Judlow
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
as Frenchy - Arnie's Cell Mate
John Cliff
John Cliff
as Officer
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John Close
as Guard
Joe Conley
Joe Conley
as Convict
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
as Assistant Warden
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Jack Daly
as Zimmerman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

cigarette smokinghusband wife relationshiptwinsactor playing dual roletwin brother

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Palance plays double role in oddly sedate Big-House break movie
by bmacv2002-08-16
7/10

"As director and screenwriter, Russell Rouse usually had something a little different up his sleeve, at least when he was toiling in film noir. His D.O.A remains one of the best-remembered films of the cycle, but he also contributed The Well, The Thief, Wicked Woman, and New York Confidential – each of them at least some distance off the beaten track. His films tended to be less ostentatious than their rivals – quieter even (none quieter than The Thief, that dialogue-free experiment). House of Numbers was his last urban crime drama; he would go on to helm a few westerns and, in 1966, the dre..."

💡 Did You Know?

In one scene from inside Bill's cell, a cat passes outside. San Quentin has a long history of feral cats roaming the prison, getting in through drainage and sewer pipes. They are generally tolerated as they keep the rodent population down.

📖 Synopsis

San Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.