The Stranger

1946

1h 35m

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7.2/10

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An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

Directors

Orson Welles

Writers

Anthony Veiller(screenplay by)

Gladys Hill(dialogue by)

Victor Trivas(adaptation by)

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Edward G. Robinson

Loretta Young

Orson Welles

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Federal Agent Wilson

Mary Longstreet

Prof. Charles Rankin

Judge Adam Longstreet

Noah Longstreet

Konrad Meinike

Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence

Mr. Solomon Potter

Sara

Student (uncredited)

Passport Photographer (uncredited)

Neal Dodd

Minister (uncredited)

Nancy Evans

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

War Crimes Commision Member (uncredited)

Fred Godoy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Theodore Gottlieb

Fairbright (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)

Directors

Orson Welles

Writers

Anthony Veiller(screenplay by)

Gladys Hill(dialogue by)

Victor Trivas(adaptation by)

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7/10

This taut and suspenseful thriller finds a devilishly clever Edward G. Robinson ("Mr. Wilson") on the trail of the Nazi who allegedly devised the whole concept of mass annihilation in the concentration camps. Having released one of his erstwhile minions "Meinike", he hopes that he will lead to him the big fish. Well he does, sort of - but suddenly disappears in a small town leaving "Wilson" with little to go on but his target's infatuation with all things horological. Enter a typical, recently married, couple - the "Rankins" (Orson Welles & Loretta Young) on the surface, a perfectly average pair but one whom "Wilson" suspects has a sinister past and so he sets out to prove this. Welles is not great here, but workmanlike with this acting performance (he directed this too); Young a little too over-the top an times, but the last 20 minutes are gripping and psychologically charged - there is a palpable feeling of evil and menace as "Wilson" cleverly manipulates the situation to try to reel in his catch. Welles fares better with the direction - he builds a tension that, even though we know fairly early on who is whom - keeps us interested right til the end.

Geronimo196707 Jul, 2022