Return of a Stranger (1937)
James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he escapes on a ship to South Africa. There, he is the victim of an accident that disfigures his face, and he returns to England to clear his name, believing he won't be recognized. Other than by everybody who knew him, it turns out.
Director:
Victor Hanbury
Writer:
Ákos Tolnay
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Griffith Jones as James Martin |
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Rosalyn Boulter as Carol Wall |
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Ellis Jeffreys as Lady Wall |
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Athole Stewart as Sir Patrick Wall |
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Cecil Ramage as John Forbes |
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Constance Godridge as Esme |
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Sylvia Marriott as Mary |
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James Harcourt as Johnson |
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Harold Scott as Peters |
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Howard Douglas as Mr. Van Der Geun |
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David Farrar as Dr. Young |
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Peter Gawthorne as Sir Herbert Tompkin |
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Edie Martin as Mrs. Stevens |
| Directing | Victor Hanbury | Director |
| Writing | Rudolph Lothar | Writer |
| Writing | Ákos Tolnay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Reginald Long | Scenario Writer |
| Production | John Stafford | Producer |
| Sound | Jack Beaver | Music |
| Camera | James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ralph Thomas | Editor |
| Art | Philip Bawcombe | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Hallward | Art Direction |
| Sound | Arthur Geary | Recording Supervision |
| Camera | Arthur Graham | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Hal Mason | Assistant Director |