Mystery ·Drama ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1954 · 1h 20m

The Stranger Came Home

Director

Cast

Paulette Goddard as Angie William Sylvester as Philip Vickers Patrick Holt as Job Crandall Paul Carpenter as Bill Saul Alvys Maben as Joan Merrill Russell Napier as Insp. Treherne

Crew

Walter J. Harvey — Director of Photography Bill Lenny — Editor Leonard Salzedo — Original Music Composer Michael Carreras — Screenplay Leigh Brackett — Novel George Sanders — Novel

Tagline

One of you here has committed MURDER!

Synopsis

Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case.

Mood & Themes

nightmare film noir

Key Collaborators

Terence Fisher Director Walter J. Harvey Director of Photography Bill Lenny Editor Leonard Salzedo Original Music Composer Michael Carreras Screenplay Leigh Brackett Novel George Sanders Novel Michael Carreras Producer

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