1954 The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake – 1954

Alternative title: Heat Wave

Robert L. Lippert Presents
Copyright MCMLIIII by Exclusive Films Ltd.
MPAA Approved Certificate

RCA Sound System
Black & White 68 mins

Storyline

An American writer living in England gets entangled in a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her rich husband.

Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info					Credited	Uncredited	Total
Art Director	J. Elder Wills	54	26 Apr 1900	1970	69	22		22
Ast. Director	Jimmy Sangster	26	2 Dec 1927	19 Aug 2011	83	65	2	67
Camera Operator	Len Harris	38	19 May 1916	21 Feb 1995	78	52	1	53
Continuity	Renee Glynne	27	3 Aug 1926	6 Apr 2022	95	38	3	41
Director	Ken Hughes	32	19 Jan 1922	28 Apr 2001	79	2		2
Director of Photog.	Walter Harvey BSc	51	9 Feb 1903	1979	75	34		34
Editor	James Needs	34	17 Oct 1919	4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Hairdresser	Nina Broe			1993		10		10
Music Composed & Conducted by	Ivor Slaney	33	27 May 1921	20 Mar 1998	76	11	1	12
Producer	Anthony Hinds	31	18 Sep 1922	30 Sep 2013	91	84	1	85
Production Manager	John (Pinky) Green	45	14 Feb 1909	Jul 1978	69	7		7
Recordist	Bill Salter			1983		17		17
Screenplay	Ken Hughes	32	19 Jan 1922	28 Apr 2001	79	2		2
Uncredited
Assembly Cutter	Henry Richardson	18	13 Jan 1936	31 Jul 2017	81	4	7	11
Boom Operator	Percy Britten	34	1 Oct 1919	1996	76		21	21
Clapper Loader	Tom Friswell	24	1930	2002	72		18	18
Focus Puller	Harry Oakes	33	16 Jan 1921	11 Dec 2012	91		53	53
Mason the Butler	Peter Evans						3	3
Receprionist	Christine Adrian	44	3 Oct 1909	16 Oct 1956	47		2	2
Second Ast. Director	Fred Stark						2	2
Sound Camera Operator	Don Alton	40	1914	18 Jan 1987	73		9	9
Sound Maintenance	J. Woodiwiss	45	14 Jun 1909	1987	77		1	1
Still Photog.	John Jay	33	14 Nov 1920	29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click a link for more info					Credited	Uncredited	Total
Andrea Forrest	Susan Stephen	22	16 Jul 1931	24 Apr 2000	68	2		2
Beverley Forrest	Sidney James	41	8 May 1913	26 Apr 1976	62	7		7
Carol Forrest	Hilary Brooke	39	8 Sep 1914	25 May 1999	84	1		1
Doctor Emery	Gordon McLeod	69	27 Dec 1884	16 Oct 1953	68	2		2
Frank	Hugh Dempster	53	3 Aug 1900	30 Apr 1987	86	1		1
Harry Stevens	Peter Illing	55	4 Mar 1899	29 Oct 1966	67	2		2
Head Waiter	Monti de Lyle	54	19 Nov 1899	28 Mar 1979	79	2		2
Inspector MacLennan	Alan Wheatley	47	19 Apr 1907	30 Aug 1991	84	4		4
Mark Kendrick	Alex Nicol	38	20 Jan 1916	29 Jul 2001	85	2		2
Mr Hardcastle	John Sharp	33	5 Aug 1920	26 Nov 1992	72	5		5
Mrs Hardcastle	Joan Hickson	47	5 Aug 1906	17 Oct 1998	92	2		2
Vincent Gordon	Paul Carpenter	32	8 Dec 1921	12 Jun 1964	42	5		5
Uncredited
Abigale	Cleo Rose						3	3
Editor	Ernest Blyth						11	11
Editor	Robert Gregory						1	1
Inspector Edgar	Harold Lang	31	1 Jan 1923	16 Nov 1970	47	8	1	9
Maid	Angela Glynne	20	7 Sep 1933	22 Apr 2008	74		2	2
Party Guest	Pat Ryan	38	1916	1992	76		4	4
Party Guest	Aileen Lewis	40	9 Apr 1914	12 Feb 2014	99	1	5	6
Party Guest	Richard Neller	59	1 Oct 1894	14 Jul 1970	75		8	8
Party Guest	Jack Armstrong					1	6	7
Party Guest	Chick Fowles						1	1
Party Guest	Fred Nicholas						2	2
Press Photog.	Ian Selby						5	5
Railway Porter	Harry Brunning	64	25 Aug 1889	12 Mar 1973	83	1	2	3
Resturant Patron	Pat Hagan	61	19 Mar 1893	15 Sep 1987	94		1	1
Waiter at Party	Charles Hammond						4	4

Production


UK RELEASE	21 June 1954
STUDIO	Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England
LOCATION	The Showboat, Oldfield Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England	Exterior of Lakeside Yacht Club
	Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England	Exteriors of Forrest's mansion

Footnotes

Joan Hickson went on to play Miss Marple in the BBC TV series in the 1980’s.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection