An American composer, lodging in a quiet English village is found shot dead. A journalist, also from America probes the death on behalf of the pianist’s only relative in America. His trail leads to the local gossip who is later found gassed and debunks the official theory that it was suicide, finding that many people seem to have had reason to commit the crime, as he eventually discovers the truth.
stranger, town, 1957, film, stranger, town, 1957, british, crime, film, directed, george, pollock, starring, alex, nicol, anne, paige, arthur, lowe, makes, brief, appearance, minor, role, made, tempean, films, alliance, film, studios, stranger, townu, lobby, c. Stranger in Town is a 1957 British crime film directed by George Pollock and starring Alex Nicol and Anne Paige 2 Arthur Lowe makes a brief appearance in a minor role 3 It was made by Tempean Films at Alliance Film Studios 2 Stranger in TownU S lobby cardDirected byGeorge PollockWritten byEdward DryhurstNorman HudisBased onThe Uninvited1954 novelby Frank Chittenden 1 Produced byRobert S BakerMonty BermanSidney RobertsCinematographyGeoffrey FaithfullEdited byHenry RichardsonMusic byStanley BlackProductioncompanyTempean FilmsDistributed byEros Films UK Astor Pictures Corporation US Release dates8 November 1948 1948 11 08 UK 1959 US Running time74 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editAn American composer lodging in a quiet English village is found shot dead A journalist also from America probes the death on behalf of the pianist s only relative in America His trail leads to the local gossip who is later found gassed and debunks the official theory that it was suicide finding that many people seem to have had reason to commit the crime as he eventually discovers the truth Cast editAlex Nicol as John Madison Anne Paige as Vicky Leigh Mary Laura Wood as Lorna Ryland Mona Washbourne as Agnes Smith Charles Lloyd Pack as Captain Nash Bruce Beeby as William Ryland John Horsley as Inspector Powell Colin Tapley as Henry Ryland Betty Impey as Geraldine Nash Peggy Ann Clifford as Mrs Woodham Arthur Lowe as the Jeweller Willoughby Goddard as the publicanReferences edit Goble Alan 8 September 2011 The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film Walter de Gruyter ISBN 9783110951943 via Google Books a b A Stranger in Town 1957 BFI Archived from the original on 29 November 2020 Stranger in Town 1956 George Pollock Cast and Crew AllMovie via www allmovie com External links editStranger in Town at IMDb nbsp Stranger in Town at AllMovie nbsp This article related to a British film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1950s crime film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stranger in Town 1957 film amp oldid 1195256504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
