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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. [2] 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.
Phone Call from a Stranger: Directed by Jean Negulesco. 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.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Jean Negulesco
- 1952-02-15
Phone Call from a Stranger also features the film debut of famed Broadway actress Beatrice Straight (Claire Fortness), who won the Tony Award for her performance in The Crucible (1953) and later an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Sidney Lumet's Network (1976), making history for her brief, but powerful role as Louise Schumacher ...
- Jean Negulesco, Dick Mayberry
- Shelley Winters
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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 passengers ...
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- Jean Negulesco
- Drama
- Gary Merrill
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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. On a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, lawyer David Trask befriends three of his fellow passengers while one ...
