Return of a Stranger 1937
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Topic: Film "Return of a Stranger" (1937). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1937
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 69 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 4, 1937
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Studios
- Premier-Stafford Productions
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 3 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~69 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Premier-Stafford Productions
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Topic: Film "Return of a Stranger" (1937).
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Title: Return of a Stranger (also known as The Face behind the Scar).
Year: 1937.
Genre: British drama film (also Crime, Drama, and Romance).
Director: Victor Hanbury.
Cast: Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter, Ellis Jeffries, Athole Stewart.
Writers: Rudolph Lothar, Ákos Tolnay, and Reginald Long (based on a play by Lothar).
Production: Made at Shepperton Studios as a Quota quickie.
Distribution: RKO Pictures.
Runtime: 1h 9m.
Plot: James Martin and Carol Wall plan to elope. A fight with Carol's father's solicitor leads to a murder by an unknown third-party. Martin is hunted for the crime, though he knows the solicitor was alive when he left. Carol refuses to speak to him. Martin escapes on a ship to South Africa. He suffers an accident
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Return of a Stranger holds a community rating of 6.0/10 based on 3 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Crime, Drama for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie Return of a Stranger and when was it released?
Return of a Stranger is a feature film with a runtime of 69 minutes. It was released in 1937. Release status: Released.
Who directed Return of a Stranger?
Return of a Stranger was directed by Victor Hanbury.
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