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A Stranger in Town(1943)
Status: Released
Date: 1943-04-01
65%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 7m
You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!
Overview:
In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
Languages: German, English.
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United States of America
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Movie: A Stranger in Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
Frank Morgan
John Josephus Grant
Richard Carlson
Bill Adams
Jean Rogers
Lucy Gilbert
Porter Hall
Judge Austin Harkley
Robert Barrat
Mayor Jim Connison
Donald MacBride
Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton
Walter Baldwin
Tom Cooney
Andrew Tombes
Roscoe Swade
Olin Howland
Homer Todds
Irving Bacon
Orin Todds
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Overview
In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
Release Date
1943-04-01
Average
6.5
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!
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