Talk About a Stranger
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Duration Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 18, 1952 (1952-04-18) (United States) Based on the story "The Enemy" by Charlotte Armstrong Writer Margaret Fitts (screenplay), Charlotte Armstrong (story) Cast (Robert Fontaine Sr.), Nancy Reagan (Marge Fontaine), (Robert 'Bud' Fontaine Jr.), (William J. Wardlaw), (Dr. Paul Mahler, alias Matlock), Anna Glomb (Camille Wardlaw)Similar movies Focus , The Big Sleep , Double Indemnity , Out of the Past , The Asphalt Jungle , Detour Tagline It sends chills down your spine! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Talk About a Stranger is a 1952 American film noir released in and directed by David Bradley. The drama features George Murphy, Nancy Davis and Billy Gray.
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The motion picture was shot by noted cinematographer John Alton, A.S.C.
Plot
The picture tells the story of Bud Fontaine Jr. (Billy Gray) who takes an instant dislike of Matlock, a strange new neighbor in town (Kurt Kasznar).
After his new-found dog turns up dead by poison, Bud blames the stranger and sets off a campaign to smear his name and spread vicious rumors about him.
His parents (George Murphy and Nancy Reagan) can't seem to handle the boy. After Bud endangers the crops in the valley by his vandalism of the neighbor's oil tank, and is told the dog was killed by eating poisoned meat meant for coyotes, Bud comes to realize that people are not always what they appear to be.
Cast
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $278,000 in the US and Canada and $97,000 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $276,000 despite its low cost.
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