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The Stranger Came Home (1954)

Directed by Terence Fisher

Film Noir | Crime | Mystery

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 80 minutes

Actors

Paulette Goddard | William Sylvester | Patrick Holt | Paul Carpenter | Alvys Maben | Russell Napier | Kay Callard | David King-Wood | Jeremy Hawk | Patricia Owens

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/09/2017TVDVDLibrary6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

More Hammer noir. Maybe I should’ve saved these for Noirvember?

This is one of the better ones from the recent Hammer sets I’ve picked up. Guy returns to figure out a murder then gets set up for a murder. Basic whodunit.

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