In the Wake of a Stranger

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In the Wake of a Stranger
In the Wake of a Stranger (1959 film).jpg
Directed by David Eady
Written byJohn Tully
Based onnovel In the Wake of a Stranger by Ian Stuart Black [1]
Produced byJacques de Lane Lea
Jon Penington
Starring Tony Wright
Shirley Eaton
Cinematography Eric Cross
Edited by John Seabourne
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Crescent Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service(UK)
Release date
  • June 1959 (1959-06)(UK)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

In the Wake of a Stranger is a 1959 British thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Tony Wright, Shirley Eaton and Danny Green. [2] It was written by John Tully based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Ian Stuart Black.

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Plot

A group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor for their crime.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A murky crime thriller, set in Liverpool, slack in tempo and with an over-complicated, unoriginal script. Willoughby Goddard's corpulent Shafto is the best performance of a generally dependable cast." [3]

TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "The plot is confusing and often illogical, and the love story only gets in the way of the mystery." [4]

Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "just fair." [5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", calling it an "unpersuasive thriller." [6]

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References

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  2. "In the Wake of a Stranger". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. "The Crowning Touch". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 26 (300): 88. 1 January 1959 via ProQuest.
  4. "In The Wake Of A Stranger". Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.
  5. "In the Wake of a Stranger (1959) - Overview - TCM.com".
  6. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 328. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.