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In the Wake of a Stranger

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Wikipedia article




'In the Wake of a Stranger' is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116092040/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37737 BFI.org] In the film, a group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor, Tom Cassidy (Tony Wright), for their crime.

Cast



* Tony Wright - Tom Cassidy

* Shirley Eaton - Joyce Edwards

* Danny Green - Barnes

* Willoughby Goddard - Shafto

* Harry H. Corbett - McCabe

* Tom Bowman - Spike

* Alun Owen - Ferris

* Barbara Archer - Barmaid

* Vanda Godsell - Hetty McCabe

* James Ottaway - Johnson

* Peter Sinclair - Sea Captain

* Peter Carver - Lorry Driver

* Frank Pemberton - Landlord

* Patricia Dean - Secretary

* David Hemmings - Schoolboy

Critical reception



'TV Guide' gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "The plot is confusing and often illogical, and the love story only gets in the way of the mystery"; and Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, calling it, "just fair."

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