Love with the Proper Stranger

Dec 25, 1963

1h 42m

★ 6.8

There is a moment - a long moment - when everything is risked with the proper stranger

Overview

Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Boardwalk Productions

Love with the Proper Stranger Trailers

Cast

Angie Rossini

Natalie Wood

Rocky Papasano

Steve McQueen

Barbie

Edie Adams

Dominick Rossini

Herschel Bernardi

Beetie

Anne Hegira

Julio Rossini

Harvey Lembeck

Elio Papasano

Mario Badolati

Mama Rossini

Penny Santon

The Woman

Elena Karam

Anna

Virginia Vincent

Mrs. Columbo

Nina Varela

Guido Rossini

E. Nick Alexander

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Love with the Proper Stranger

Overview

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