House of Strangers

Here is our producer, Mr. William Keeler. Many of the fortunes of America have been founded by people from foreign land, by fathers and mothers who worked long and hard night and day, usually aided by their children.

Our play tonight, House of Strangers, is the story of such a family. A family who maintained an unbroken front to the world, but who, behind their closed doors, became a House of Strangers to each other. And as our stars of this highly dramatic 20th century Fox picture, we have the versatile Miss Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, recreating his splendid film performance,

and Thomas Gomez, adding his fine talent to the House of Strangers. Now, here's House of Strangers, darling Anne Baxter as Irene Bennett, Richard Conte as Max Manetty, and Thomas Gomez as you know Maneti. A young girl, a man named Max Maneti walked out of prison.

He came directly to New York to the Italian section. There he started a bank owned by his free brothers. The reunion was brief, strained, ominous. And then Max went up town to make another call.

I thought you'd phone me, Max. I was waiting all day for you to phone. That or the night? How come you're not out? Nobody asked me. There always was your trouble, Irene. I guess you were alone every night.

Nobody's that un-potted. Who with? Just name anyone to kill, Tarny. You've had a lot of time to kill. Seven years. Have you seen your brother? I had to see them before anything. Vengeance is a rare wine, a joy divine says the Arab.

I'm gonna get drunk on it. Where did you pick that up? Some philosopher in the death house. How do you expect me to be full of jokes? Then you come back a fool. Check. I was the smartest of them all. Where did it get me?