Edward G. Robinson
Mr. Wilson
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Plot. The Stranger. Mr. Wilson is an agent of the United Nations War Crimes Commission who is hunting for Nazi fugitive Franz Kindler, a war criminal who has erased all evidence which might identify him. He has left no clue to his identity except "a hobby that almost amounts to a mania—clocks."
Synopsis. War crimes commissioner Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) has a mission to track down the errant Nazi war criminals and bring them to justice. One way is to use Konrad Meinike (Konstantin Shayne) as bait by freeing him and following him to his contacts. Meinike, driven by guilt over his actions during the war has become a Christian.
The Stranger: Directed by Orson Welles. With Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale. An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
- (29K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Orson Welles
- 1946-08
Synopsis Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler (Orson Welles) is living under a false identity as a teacher in a small Connecticut town, and has even married the headmaster's...
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- Edward G. Robinson
- Orson Welles
- Mystery & Thriller
Brief Synopsis. A small-town schoolteacher suspects her new husband may be an escaped Nazi war criminal. Cast & Crew. Read More. Orson Welles. Director. Edward G. Robinson. Wilson. Loretta Young. Mary Longstreet Rankin. Orson Welles. Franz Kindler, also known as Professor Charles Rankin. Philip Merivale. Judge Longstreet. Richard Long.
- Orson Welles, Gladys Hill, Jack Voglin
- Edward G. Robinson
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. The Stranger is often considered Orson Welles' most "traditional" Hollywood-style directorial effort. Welles plays a college professor named Charles Rankin, who lives in a pastoral Connecticut town with his lovely wife Mary (Loretta Young). One afternoon, an extremely nervous German gentleman named Meineke (Konstantin ...
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