Underplayed Gems

Violent Stranger (1957)

Violent Stranger poster
Original title
Man in the Shadow
Directed by
Montgomery Tully
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man with a hidden past shows up in a small English town. His arrival sets off events that lead to conflict and violence.

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What happens

Man in the Shadow (U.S. title Violent Stranger) is a 1957 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Faith Domergue. It was written by Maisie Sharman. The film was retitled for the US market because of the release of the American film of the same name in the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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