The Blue Knight (film)
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6/10. Good Family entertainment ..... revdrcac 27 October 2006. MacDonald Carey made several entertaining low budget western films in the 1950's, before gaining lasting fame as the lead on the soap opera "Days of our Lives". In this western with a message, Carey finds himself in a saga of good vs. evil, faith vs. worldliness.
Rent Stranger at My Door on Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV. A preacher (Macdonald Carey) with a wife (Patricia Medina) and son tries to change an outlaw (Skip Homeier ...
- William Witney
- Republic Pictures
- Macdonald Carey
- April 06, 1956
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Fantastic. Posted 8 years ago. This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review. Great little film with excellent detail. Worth checking it out just for the stunts. Best Buy has honest and unbiased customer reviews for Stranger at My Door [Blu-ray] [1956]. Read helpful reviews from our customers.
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Stranger at My Door: Directed by William Witney. With Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina, Skip Homeier, Stephen Wootton. Chased by a posse, bank robber Clay Anderson, traveling under an assumed name, takes refuge at a farm owned by a preacher and his pretty young wife.
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- Western
- William Witney
- 1956-04-06
Stranger at My Door would fit beautifully right next to -and perhaps even above- Tourneur's Stars in My Crown and Ford's 3 Godfathers (criminality and community, wickedness and redemption - stories about the "wayward sheep"). The exceptional stunt work, especially involving the horses, is the icing on the cake; and I suppose that makes Patricia ...
Very interesting take on the trope of the Good Badman. The religious elements are a little overbearing at times but the most prominent undercurrent in the film is not piety but humanity, and that saves it from becoming completely ridiculous even in its most cloying moments. And the filming - particularly, of course, the action scenes - only supports my feeling that William Witney is one of the ...
