The Stranger (1946)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,034,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,220,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.44 |
Directed By
Orson Welles
Crew
Anthony Veiller
Ernest J. Nims
Perry Ferguson
Sam Spiegel
Orson Welles
Russell Metty
Gladys Hill
Corson Jowett
Arthur Johns
Robert Cowan
Victor Trivas
Decla Dunning
Buddy Longworth
Michael Woulfe
Victor Trivas
Denis Morrison
John L. Russell
Bronislau Kaper
Sidney Cutner
Harold Byrns
Corson Jowett
John Huston
David Sharpe
Jack Voglin
Paul Weatherwax
James C. Pratt
Albert S. D'Agostino
Arthur Johns
Leo Shuken
Harry Redmond Jr.
Milton Howe
Bernard McEveety
John Huston
Orson Welles
TOP 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)
John Brown
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited)
Nancy Evans
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
War Crimes Commision Member (uncredited)
Fred Godoy
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Theodore Gottlieb
Fairbright (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lillian Molieri
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Lawrence (uncredited)
Gabriel Peralta
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Kid Throwing Newspaper Shreds (uncredited)
Robert Raison
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Rebel Randall
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Sands
Jogging Student in Woods (uncredited)
Erskine Sanford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso
Mr. Peabody (uncredited)
Josephine Victor
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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