Stranger at My Door (1956 film)

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Stranger at My Door
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Directed by William Witney
Screenplay by Barry Shipman
Story byBarry Shipman
Produced by Herbert J. Yates
Sidney Picker
Starring Macdonald Carey
Patricia Medina
Skip Homeier
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music by R. Dale Butts
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1956 (1956-04-06)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stranger at My Door is a 1956 American western drama film directed by William Witney and starring Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina and Skip Homeier. [1] [2] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.

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Quentin Tarantino called it a "classic" with "the most amazing and terrifying breaking-the- unbreakable-horse sequence in the history of western cinema, including Monte Walsh. Witney became so renowned in the industry for this sequence that when he started directing western TV shows, he was usually brought in to helm their breaking-the-unbreakable-horse episode." [3]

In 1991, a television film also entitled Stranger at My Door was released. [4] The 1991 film had nothing in common with the 1956 release other than the title. [4]

Plot

Outlaw Clay Anderson and his gang rob the town bank and flee in different directions. Clay's horse gives out and he is forced to hide at a nearby farm. Clay soon discovers that the farm belongs to preacher Hollis Jarret, the preacher's new wife, and children. The preacher lets Clay stay at the farm, reasoning that he can convince the outlaw to turn over a new leaf.

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References

  1. PopMatters
  2. The New York Times
  3. Tarantino, Quentin (April 6, 2020). "I Escaped from Devil's Island". The New Beverly Cinema.
  4. 1 2 The New York Times