An American writer living in England gets entangled in a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her rich husband.
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Title: Heat Wave (1954)
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Cast
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| Alex Nicol | ... | Mark Kendrick | |
| Hillary Brooke | ... | Carol Forrest | |
| Sidney James | ... | Beverly Forrest | |
| Susan Stephen | ... | Andrea Forrest | |
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Paul Carpenter | ... | Vincent Gordon |
| Alan Wheatley | ... | Inspector MacLennan | |
| Peter Illing | ... | Harry Stevens | |
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Gordon McLeod | ... | Doctor Emery |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Mrs. Hardcastle | |
| John Sharp | ... | Mr. Hardcastle | |
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Hugh Dempster | ... | Frank |
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Monti DeLyle | ... | Head Waiter (as Monti de Lyle) |
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An American writer living in England gets entangled in a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her rich husband.
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Certain scenes must have been cut, as some prominently listed cast members (John Sharp, Joan Hickson, Monti de Lyle) are barely visible in the finished film. See more »Goofs
Despite being set in the Lake District in England Carol drives a left hand drive car on the right side of the road. In England cards drive on the left and cars are right-hand drive. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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An American writer (Alex Nicol), down on his luck, meets his rich neighbors who also live by the lake. He befriends the ailing husband (Sid James) and falls in love with the duplicitous wife (Hillary Brooke).
Ken Hughes directed "The House Across the Lake" (with the irrelevant American title of "Heat Wave") from his own screenplay based on his own novel. I guess he is the only one to blame for the story's blatant rip-off of James M. Cain (particularly "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity"). But at least he rips off the best, which means this crime thriller is more engaging than most of the films included in VCI's "Hammer Noir" DVD collection.