The Stranger (1946)


The Stranger
TaglineThe Most Deceitful Man A Woman Ever Loved !
GenreDrama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsUnited Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Film Noir
MoodNail-biters
ThemesIntersecting Lives, Crimes Against Humanity, Assumed Identities, Haunted By the Past
TonesMoody, Claustrophobic, Bleak, Tense
TagsAmbush, Chase, Confession [criminal], Deception, Disguise, Espionage, Kill, Marriage, Release, Scheme, Search, Track [track And Field], Traveling, War Crimes
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The Stranger (1946) is an American film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles, Edward G. Robinson, and Loretta Young. The film was based on an Oscar-nominated screenplay written by Victor Trivas. Sam Spiegel was the film's producer, and the film's musical score is by Bronislaw Kaper. It is believed that this is the first film released after World War II that showed footage of concentration camps.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Edward G. Robinson
Mr. Wilson

Loretta Young
Mary Longstreet

Orson Welles
Professor Charles Rankin

Philip Merivale
Judge Adam Longstreet

Richard Long
Noah Longstreet

Konstantin Shayne
Konrad Meinike

Byron Keith
Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence

Billy House
Mr. Potter

Martha Wentworth
Sara

David Bond
Student

John Brown
Passport Photographer

Neal Dodd
Minister

Nancy Evans
Undetermined Role

Fred Godoy
Undetermined Role

Joseph Granby
Undetermined Role

Ethan Laidlaw
Todd, Customer in Potter's Store

Ruth Lee
Undetermined Role

Lillian Molieri
Undetermined Role

Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Lawrence

Gabriel Peralta
Undetermined Role

Gerald Pierce
Kid throwing newspaper shreds

Robert Raison
Undetermined Role

Rebel Randall
Undetermined Role

Johnny Sands
Jogging Student in Woods

Erskine Sanford
Party guest

Pietro Sosso
Mr. Peabody

Brother Theodore
Fairbright

Josephine Victor
Undetermined Role

Director

Orson Welles
-

Victor Trivas
,

Decla Dunning

John Huston
uncredited

Orson Welles
uncredited

Producer

Sam Spiegel
producer

Original Music

Bronislau Kaper

Cinematographer

Russell Metty

Editor

Ernest J. Nims

Production Designer

Perry Ferguson
-

Art Director

Albert S. D'Agostino
-

Costume Designer

Michael Woulfe
-

Makeup Department

Robert Cowan
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Voglin
assistant director

Sound Department

Arthur Johns
sound

Corson Jowett
sound

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects

Stunts

David Sharpe
stunts

Other Crew

Gladys Hill
dialogue director

Production Company

International Pictures (I)

Distributor

RKO Radio Pictures

Independent Releasing Organization

Take 2 Video

Hollywood Classics

Master Movies

United American Video

Delta Music

Alpha Video Distributors

FOCUSfilm Entertainment
,

Laserlight Entertainment

Brentwood Home Video

MGM Home Entertainment

Questar Home Video

Reel Media International
,

Roan Group, The
,

Timeless Video

Passport International Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment
,

St. Clair Entertainment Group
,

Castle Communications

Continental Home Vídeo

Emerald

Ermitage Cinema
,

FS Film Oy

Finnkino Oy

Radio Filmes

TV3

YLE Teema

Yleisradio (YLE)

Miscellaneous

Screen Time Images
audio restoration, film restoration