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The Passing Stranger (1954)

The Passing Stranger poster
Directed by
John Arnold
Genre
drama, crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drifter gets drawn into a criminal scheme in a British city. He faces tough choices as his involvement deepens.

tensegrittyatmosphericnoir-ishmelancholicsuspensefuldownbeaturban

What happens

The Passing Stranger is a 1954 British crime film written and directed by John Arnold, and starring Lee Patterson, Diane Cilento and Duncan Lamont. It was produced by Anthony Simmons, who also wrote the original film story, and Ian Gibson-Smith, with Leon Clore as executive producer for Harlequin Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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