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The Strangers Came (1949)

The Strangers Came poster
Directed by
Alfred Travers
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of strangers arrive in an Irish village and cause humorous misunderstandings. The local residents and visitors try to outwit each other in a series of comedic situations.

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What happens

The Strangers Came (also known as You Can't Fool an Irishman) is a 1949 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Tommy Duggan, Shirl Conway and Shamus Locke. It was written by Duggan, Alfred Healy and Travers and made by Vandyke Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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