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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.[2][3]
| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,008,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.1 million[1] |
In the film, Palance plays two similar-looking brothers: Bill and his younger brother Arnie Judlow.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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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.[7]
- 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
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.[1]
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