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 (1949-12)
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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