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The Stranger Left No Card 1952

Status
Released
Runtime
23 minutes
Director
Wendy Toye
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Topic: Film "The Stranger Left No Card" (1952). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
Film
Year
1952
Status
Released
Runtime
23 minutes
Release date
Sep 2, 1952
Original language
EN
Origin
United Kingdom
Genres
Crime
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★ TMDB users: 6.7/10 from 9 votes
Episode runtime
~23 minutes
Status
Released
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Topic: Film "The Stranger Left No Card" (1952).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Constraint 7: Use ONLY provided facts.
Title: The Stranger Left No Card.
Year: 1952.
Release Date (GB): 09/02/1952.
Type: British short film.
Genre: Crime.
Runtime: 23m.
Director: Wendy Toye.
Cast: Alan Badel (screen debut), Cameron Hall, Geoffrey Bayldon, Eileen Way.
Source Material: Adapted from the story of the same name by Sidney Carroll.
Plot: A strangely-garbed and eccentric-acting stranger arrives in a small English town. After several days, the citizens accept him as a harmless, though a bit daft, member of the community. He then visits the town's leading citizen and reveals himself as a man with the perfect plan for murder.
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The Stranger Left No Card is a feature film with a runtime of 23 minutes. It was released in 1952. Release status: Released.

Who directed The Stranger Left No Card?

The Stranger Left No Card was directed by Wendy Toye.

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