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The Stranger Came Home

One of you here has committed MURDER!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

5.125/10

Release Date

24 September 1954

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Angie

William Sylvester

William Sylvester

Philip Vickers

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Job Crandall

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter

Bill Saul

Alvys Maben

Alvys Maben

Joan Merrill

Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Insp. Treherne

Kay Callard

Kay Callard

Jennie

David King-Wood

David King-Wood

Sessions

Jeremy Hawk

Jeremy Hawk

Sgt. Johnson

Patricia Owens

Patricia Owens

Blonde (as Pat Owens)

Kim Mills

Kim Mills

Roddy

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