- The Stranger (film)
Infobox_Film
name = The Stranger
caption = Theatrical poster
imdb_id = 0038991
writer =Anthony Veiller ,Victor Trivas ,Decla Dunning ,
Uncredited (John Huston &Orson Welles )
starring =Orson Welles ,Loretta Young ,Edward G. Robinson
music by =Bronisław Kaper
director =Orson Welles
producer =Sam Spiegel as S.P.Eagle
distributor = International Pictures/RKO Pictures
released =25 May 1946
runtime = 95 min
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:47200"The Stranger" is a 1946
film noir /drama starringOrson Welles ,Edward G. Robinson , andLoretta Young . Welles also directed the film, which was based on an Oscar-nominated screenplay written byVictor Trivas .Sam Spiegel was the film's producer, and the film's musical score is byBronisław Kaper . It is believed that this is the first film released afterWorld War II that showed footage ofconcentration camps . "The Stranger" was the only film made by Welles to have been a bona fide box office success on the first release ("Citizen Kane " had made back its budget and marketing, but not enough to make a profit). The copyright "was" by "The Haig Corporation"; [The Stranger, DVD#9_9346,Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. 2002] & it has been in the public domain for several years.Plot
It is 1946 and Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) of the
United Nations War Crimes Commission is hunting for Nazi fugitiveFranz Kindler (Orson Welles). Kindler has effectively concealed hisNazi activities prior to his escape to theUnited States . He assumes a new identity, Charles Rankin, lands a job as auniversity professor and marries Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young), who is the daughter ofSupreme Court justice Judge Adam Longstreet.Wilson releases Kindler’s former associate Meinike (Konstantin Shayne) and follows him to Harper,
Connecticut , but Meinike isstrangled to death before he can identify Kindler. Wilson must convince Mrs. Rankin, the only person who knows for certain that Meinke came to meet her husband, that her Charles is awar criminal .Trivia
In an early scene at the school, Edward G Robinson's character follows Meinike into the gymnasium and is nearly killed by Meinike. As Meinike escapes from the gym, there is a sign on the door he opens that reminds students to use equipment at their own risk. It is signed by Coach Roskie. There really was a Coach Roskie who taught and coached at the Todd School for Boys where Orson Wells went to school. Coach Roskie was also the summer program director at
Camp Tosebo (the summer extension of the Todd School) from 1930 until 1971. That same scene also has a sign mentioning Miss Collins and Clover Hall, both real people and places from Orson's days at Todd SchoolCast
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External links
* [http://www.hulu.com/watch/34115/the-stranger The Stranger] (complete film viewable online) at the
Internet Archive
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