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House of Strangers
UNITED STATES · 1949

House of Strangers

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
family betrayal organized crime Italian-American identity legal corruption father-son conflict
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Synopsis

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.

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