John Drew Barrymore
Frank Kane
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Never Love a Stranger is a 1958 crime and gangster film based on Harold Robbins' 1948 debut novel of the same name, starring John Drew Barrymore and Robert Bray, and featuring Steve McQueen.
Never Love a Stranger: Directed by Robert Stevens. With John Drew Barrymore, Lita Milan, Robert Bray, Steve McQueen. Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Robert Stevens
A gritty and passionate tale of Frankie Kane, an orphan who rises to become a powerful gangster in New York. Based on Robbins' own life, the novel was a bestseller and a controversial debut in 1948.
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- Mass Market Paperback
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Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime. Frankie Kane is brought up in a Catholic orphanage and befriends Martin Cabell, a Jewish law student whose sister Julie becomes Frankie's sweetheart.
A movie based on a novel by Harold Robbins, about an orphan who turns to crime and finds redemption with a friend. John Drew Barrymore stars as the leading man, and Steve McQueen plays a supporting role.
One day Frank, who still lives at the orphanage, encounters some neighborhood friends beating up Martin Cabell because he is Jewish. Frank comes to Marty's defense and Marty invites him over to his house to teach him how to fight. Frank falls in love with Marty's housekeeper, Julie, and becomes a "ratboy," collecting money for Silk's numbers ...
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