The House on 56th Street

Nan
1h 8m
1933
4.571 /10 (7)

Overview

A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1933-12-23

Top Billed Cast

Kay Francis

Peggy Martin Van Tyle / Peggy Stone

Ricardo Cortez

Bill Blaine

Gene Raymond

Monte Van Tyle

John Halliday

Lyndon Fiske

Margaret Lindsay

Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess

Frank McHugh

Chester Hunt

William 'Stage' Boyd

Bonelli

Hardie Albright

Henry Burgess

Sheila Terry

Dolly

Phillip Reed

Freddy

Philip Faversham

Gordon

Walter Walker

Dr. Wyman

Nella Walker

Eleanor Van Tyle

William Bailey

Gambler (uncredited)

Helen Barclay

Sextet Girl (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Blackjack Player (uncredited)

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