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The Intimate Stranger(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-06-01
62%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
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Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio boss's daughter after which he quickly rises through the studio ranks. Then the letters begin to appear from a lovesick American actress who wants to know why he has thrown her over.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Anglo-Guild Productions
Merton Park Studios
Movie: The Intimate Stranger
Top 6 Billed Cast
Richard Basehart
Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
Mary Murphy
Evelyn Stewart
Constance Cummings
Kay Wallace
Roger Livesey
Ben Case
Faith Brook
Lesley Wilson
Mervyn Johns
Ernest Chaple
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Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio boss's daughter after which he quickly rises through the studio ranks. Then the letters begin to appear from a lovesick American actress who wants to know why he has thrown her over.
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1956-06-01
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