Strangers in the Night

Sep 12, 1944

0h 56m

★ 6.2

Stalked by a Crazed Night KIller !

Overview

In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration morphing into a dangerous delusion, and eventually murder.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Sergeant Johnny Meadows

William Terry

Dr. Leslie Ross

Virginia Grey

Mrs. Hilda Blake

Helene Thimig

Ivy Miller

Edith Barrett

Nurse Thompson

Anne O'Neal

Train Conductor

Audley Anderson

Waiter

Jimmie Lucas

Cab Driver

Roy Butler

Police Driver

Charles Sullivan

Nurse

Frances Morris

Navy Doctor

George Sherwood

Sailor

Roy Darmour

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