I'm a Stranger
| I'm a Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Brock Williams |
| Written by | Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Harold Richmond |
| Starring | Greta Gynt James Hayter Hector Ross |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lang |
| Edited by | Gerald Thomas |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
Production company | A Corsair Production |
| Distributed by | Apex Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I'm a Stranger is a 1952 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed and written by Brock Williams and starring Greta Gynt, James Hayter and Hector Ross.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]Various different parties search for a missing will which leaves a fortune to a stranger from Calcutta.
Cast
[edit]- Greta Gynt as herself
- James Hayter as Horatio Flowerdew
- Hector Ross as Inspector Craddock
- Jean Cadell as Hannah Mackenzie
- Patric Doonan as George Westcott
- Charles Lloyd Pack as Mr. Cringle
- Martina Mayne as Mary
- Fulton Mackay as Alastair Campbell
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A talkative, indifferently made little thriller, in which the characters behave in a most improbable way."[4]
Picturegoer wrote: "This run-of-the mill British crime melodrama is rescued from mediocrity by an above-average cast. Its story, which concerns a hunt for a missing will, employs all the old 'props,' but leading players Greta Gynt and James Hayter improvise effectively and enable it to spring a surprise ending."[5]
TV Guide called the film "Amusing at times but unmemorable."[6]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Very light comedy-drama; cast helps a little, not much."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "I'm a Stranger". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "I'm a Stranger (1952)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- ^ "I'm a Stranger". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216): 110. 1 January 1952 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "I'm a Stranger". Picturegoer. 24: 19. 9 July 1952 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "I'm A Stranger". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 327. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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