I'm a Stranger explained

I'm a Stranger
Director:Brock Williams
Producer:Harold Richmond
Starring:Greta Gynt
James Hayter
Hector Ross
Music:Jack Beaver
Cinematography:Gordon Lang
Editing:Gerald Thomas
Studio:A Corsair Production
Distributor:Apex Film Distributors
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

I'm a Stranger is a 1952 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed and written by Brock Williams and starring Greta Gynt, James Hayter and Hector Ross.[2] [3]

Plot

Various different parties search for a missing will which leaves a fortune to a stranger from Calcutta.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A talkative, indifferently made little thriller, in which the characters behave in a most improbable way."[4]

Picturegoer wrote: "This run-of-the mill British crime melodrama is rescued from mediocrity by an above-average cast. Its story, which concerns a hunt for a missing will, employs all the old 'props,' but leading players Greta Gynt and James Hayter improvise effectively and enable it to spring a surprise ending."[5]

TV Guide called the film "Amusing at times but unmemorable."[6]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Very light comedy-drama; cast helps a little, not much."[7]

References

  1. Book: Chibnall, Steve . The British 'B' Film . McFarlane . Brian . . 2009 . 978-1-8445-7319-6 . London . 164.
  2. Web site: I'm a Stranger . 5 October 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  3. Web site: I'm a Stranger (1952). https://web.archive.org/web/20090117100833/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37427. dead. 2009-01-17.
  4. 1 January 1952 . I'm a Stranger . . 19 . 216 . 110 . subscription . ProQuest.
  5. 9 July 1952 . I'm a Stranger . . 24 . 19 . subscription . ProQuest.
  6. Web site: I'm A Stranger . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112144245/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/im-a-stranger/review/2000031589/ . 12 November 2022 . 5 October 2024 . TVGuide.com.
  7. Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 327.