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Sep 9, 2024 · The Stranger (1946) was a thriller about a Nazi, Franz Kindler (Welles), who is hiding out as a schoolteacher in a small New England town. His impending nuptials with a fellow teacher (Loretta Young) are interrupted when a war-crimes investigator (Edward G. Robinson) tracks him down and then waits for Kindler to give himself away.
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Sep 14, 2024 · Huston performed an uncredited rewrite of Anthony Veiller's screenplay for The Stranger (1946), a film he was to have directed. When Huston became unavailable, the film's star, Orson Welles , directed instead; Welles had the lead role of a high-ranking Nazi fugitive who settles in New England under an assumed name.
2 days ago · Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
1 day ago · The 1946 drama "The Stranger" follows an investigator tracking down an escaped Nazi war criminal (played by actor Orson Welles) to the small fictional Connecticut town of Harper.
2 days ago · Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Sep 10, 2024 · One example of how clocks portray this, he pointed out, is “The Stranger” (1946). The violent ending occurs in a clock tower, where Orson Welles, portraying a Nazi hiding in an American town...
Sep 13, 2024 · The Stranger (1946) Orson Welles’s third feature as director makes perfect autumn viewing. It’s set in the small Connecticut town of Harper, where leaves are falling from the trees. “Gets dark earlier these days,” storekeeper Mr Potter (Billy House) remarks across a draughts board, killing time while he waits for wily investigator Mr ...
