'House Across the Bay' is a real film delight

'The House Across the Bay' is a superior 1940 film with the incomparable George Raft and the very fine Joan Bennett. I saw this one recently and I say the thing really charmed me. It is a strong drama about a gangster (George Raft) who overplays his hand and gets himself in prison. Naturally because of the love of the woman, Brenda Bentley (Joan Bennett) she takes an apartment across the bay in San Francisco because she wants closeness with him. The dramatic work of Raft and Bennett is quite remarkable. Also, the very distinguished Walter Pidgeon is an aircraft business man in this film. Pidgeon is powerfully attracted to the woman Brenda Bentley, also. Indeed, Walter Pidgeon personifies maximun sophistication. I find delightful the way the film sweeps right along and it is good there is very little prattle dialogue to slow down the story. George Raft is not a tall man, but wow! he projects a lot of dramatic energy and strength.