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The Stranger(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-06-02
72%
618 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
The most deceitful man a woman ever loved!
Overview:
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
Languages: English, French, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,034,000.00
Revenue: $3,220,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
International Pictures
The Haig Corporation
Movie: The Stranger
Top 10 Billed Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Federal Agent Wilson
Loretta Young
Mary Longstreet
Orson Welles
Prof. Charles Rankin
Philip Merivale
Judge Adam Longstreet
Richard Long
Noah Longstreet
Konstantin Shayne
Konrad Meinike
Byron Keith
Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Billy House
Mr. Solomon Potter
Martha Wentworth
Sara
David Bond
Student (uncredited)
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