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Movie: Stranger in Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alex Nicol
John Madison
Mary Laura Wood
Lorna Ryland
Mona Washbourne
Agnes Smith
Charles Lloyd Pack
Capt. Nash
Colin Tapley
Henry Ryland
John Horsley
Inspector Powell
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A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.
Release Date
1957-05-01
Average
6.5
Rating:
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