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Strange Intruder (1956)

Strange Intruder poster
Directed by
Irving Rapper
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her family home after a long absence. She is drawn into a web of deceit and danger involving a mysterious stranger.

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What happens

Strange Intruder is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Edmund Purdom, Ida Lupino and Ann Harding. It was based on the 1952 Australian novel The Shades Will Not Vanish by Helen Fowler. The film was produced by Lindsley Parsons for release by Allied Artists. It was one of a number of noirs featuring Lupino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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