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Strange Intruder: Directed by Irving Rapper. With Edmund Purdom, Ida Lupino, Ann Harding, Jacques Bergerac. When a soldier is killed in action during the Korean War, his best friend returns home to fulfill his dying wish that he kill his two children if they are being raised by another man.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Irving Rapper
- 1956-09-02
Strange Intruder is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Edmund Purdom, Ida Lupino and Ann Harding. It was based on the 1952 Australian novel The Shades Will Not Vanish by Helen Fowler.
A Korean War veteran (Edmund Purdom) must find his buddy's (Ida Lupino) widow and children, to keep a bizarre promise.
- Drama
- Edmund Purdom, Ida Lupino, Ann Harding
- Irving Rapper
Synopsis. In a Korean prisoner-of-war camp, Dr. Adrian Carmichael is struggling to keep his fellow prisoners alive despite the lack of medicines and facilities. After a prisoner dies in his arms, Adrian assaults the brutal camp commander and is whipped unmercifully as punishment.
Summaries (2) When a soldier is killed in action during the Korean War, his best friend returns home to fill his dying wish that he kill his two children if they are being raised by another man. During the Korean War, two Americans are held in a North Korean POW camp.
Strange Intruder (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Strange Intruder plot "STRANGE...his twisted passions! SHOCKING...her dark sins! FEARSOME...the evil path they follow!" Paul Quentin promises his dying Korean friend Adrian to visit his family after his death. He keeps his promise and, on his return, arrives at Adrian's widow Alice.
