The Strangers Came

The Strangers Came is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Tommy Duggan, Shirl Conway and Shamus Locke.[1] Some of the film was shot on location in Ireland. It was made as a second feature by the independent company Vandyke Productions.[2]

The Strangers Came
Original trade ad
Directed byAlfred Travers
Written by
  • Tom Duggan
  • Alfred Healy
  • Alfred Travers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCyril Arapoff
Edited byErnest Hilton
Music byEamonn O'Gallagher
Production
company
Distributed byGrand National Pictures
Release date
December 1949
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Concerning a self-important American filmmaker who goes to a small Irish village with plans to make a movie about the life of St Patrick.

Cast
  • Tommy Duggan as Stefan Wurlitz
  • Shirl Conway as Jane McDonald
  • Shamus Locke as Tom O'Flaherty
  • Tony Quinn as Hotelier
  • Reed De Rouen as Manager
  • Eve Eacott as Donna del Monte
  • Josephine Fitzgerald as Widow McDermott
  • Sheila Martin as Mary Laffey
  • Geoffrey Goodheart as Joe Bantham

References
  1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.122
  2. "The Strangers Came (1949)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.

Bibliography
  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.


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