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Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, based on the 1950 novelette of the same name by I. A. R. Wylie. The film centers on the survivor of an aircraft crash who contacts the relatives of three of the victims he came to know on board of the flight.
David Trask, the sole survivor of an airplane crash, takes it upon himself to contact the families of the various victims. He is quite surprised at who he finds: the wife and son of a troubled doctor; a domineering mother-in-law of an aspiring actress; and the invalid wife of an obnoxious...
- Jean Negulesco, Dick Mayberry
- Shelley Winters
Phone Call From a Stranger. After discovering that his wife has been unfaithful, attorney David Trask (Gary Merrill) decides to fly to Los Angeles. He becomes friendly with three other...
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- Jean Negulesco
- Drama
- Gary Merrill
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With Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Bette Davis. While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama movie. It was directed by Jean Negulesco. Actors include Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Warren Stevens, and Beatrice Straight. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox .
Overview. Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately discovers the devastating truth about himself. Jean Negulesco. Director. Nunnally Johnson. Screenplay. I. A. R. Wylie. Story.
Summaries. While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.
