Strangers' Meeting Explained

Strangers' Meeting
Director:Robert Day
Based On:novel by Richard Savage
Starring:Peter Arne
Delphi Lawrence
Conrad Phillips
Music:Albert Elms
Cinematography:Arthur Grant
Editing:Peter Mayhew
Studio:Jack Parsons Productions (as Parroch)
Distributor:J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Runtime:64 min.
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Strangers' Meeting is a 1957 crime drama film directed by Robert Day and starring Peter Arne and Delphi Lawrence.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Trapeze artist Harry is wrongly convicted of murder after his partner falls to her death. He escapes from jail and hides out in a country pub, on a mission to uncover the identity of the real killer.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "It is sad to find this muddled melodrama of no real interest or merit, attributed to Robert Day, whose first film The Green Man [1956] promised such a lively future."[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Totally unconvincing; quite a hiccup in thecareers of all concerned."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strangers' Meeting . 21 February 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
  2. Web site: Strangers' Meeting (1957) - BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714203706/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bfa85fc. dead. 2012-07-14. BFI.
  3. Web site: Stranger's Meeting (1957) - Robert Day - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie. Hal Erickson. AllMovie.
  4. 1 January 1957 . Strangers' Meeting . . 24 . 276 . 153 . ProQuest.
  5. Book: Quinlan, David . British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 . . 1984 . 0-7134-1874-5 . London . 381.