Androcles and the Lion (1952 film)
1953
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Reviews 42% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Playwright William Blakeley (Victor Mature) and his beautiful wife, Carolyn (Jean Simmons), have hit hard times in their marriage. They lose the baby that...
- (5)
- Roy Rowland
- Romance
- Jean Simmons
"Affair with a Stranger" is an excellent, though poorly named, movie. It's really not about an affair but what could become one unless both the husband and wife attend to their marriage instead of their respective careers. And, it's a good object lesson for couples.
As various people who came into contact with the couple reminisce about the couple's past, the story of the relationship and the budding affair that is potentially destroying it is told through a series of flashbacks. Upon release, the film was met with lukewarm reviews, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times calling it "a virtual collection of ...
14 User reviews. 4 Critic reviews. Videos 1. Trailer 1:33. Watch Official Trailer. Photos. Top cast. Edit. Jean Simmons. Carolyn Parker.
- (523)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Roy Rowland
- 1953-06-20
Synopsis. When a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce...
Affair with a Stranger (1953) is the story of a marriage as told from the viewpoints of several of the couple's friends. It's distinguished by an appealing performance from leading lady Jean Simmons, and strong support from some lesser-known character actors, along with a lively showbiz background.
Recent reviews. Just need to eat. Director Roy Rowland's 1953 drama, depicting the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband, stars Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Jane Darwell, Dabbs Greer, Nicholas Joy, Lillian Bronson and George Cleveland.
