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Stranger at My Door (1956 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Stranger at My Door' is a 1956 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina and Skip Homeier.[http://www.popmatters.com/review/191293-stranger-at-my-door/ PopMatters][https://web.archive.org/web/20151123115330/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111962/Stranger-at-My-Door/overview The New York Times]
Quentin Tarantino called it a "classic" with "the most amazing and terrifying breaking-the- unbreakable-horse sequence in the history of western cinema, including 'Monte Walsh'. Witney became so renowned in the industry for this sequence that when he started directing western TV shows, he was usually brought in to helm their breaking-the-unbreakable-horse episode."
In 1991, a television film also entitled 'Stranger at My Door' was released.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151122053608/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/129252/Stranger-at-My-Door/overview The New York Times] The 1991 film had nothing in common with the 1956 release other than the title.
Plot
Outlaw Clay Anderson and his gang rob the town bank and flee in different directions. Clay's horse gives out and he is forced to hide at a nearby farm. Clay soon discovers that the farm belongs to preacher Hollis Jarret, the preacher's new wife, and children. The preacher lets Clay stay at the farm, reasoning that he can convince the outlaw to turn over a new leaf.
Cast
* Macdonald Carey as Hollis Jarret
* Patricia Medina as Peg Jarret
* Skip Homeier as Clay Anderson
* Stephen Wootton 'Dodie' Jarret
* Louis Jean Heydt as Sheriff John Tatum
* Howard Wright as 'Doc' Parks
* Slim Pickens as Ben Silas
* Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Hastings
References
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