Talk About a Stranger

Apr 18, 1952

1h 5m

★ 6.0

Overview

Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Robert Fontaine Sr.

George Murphy

Marge Fontaine

Nancy Reagan

Robert 'Bud' Fontaine Jr.

Billy Gray

William J. Wardlaw

Lewis Stone

Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock

Kurt Kasznar

Camille Wardlaw

Anna Glomb

Mr. Wetzell

Stanley Andrews

Mrs. Wetzell

Maude Wallace

Mrs. Campbell

Virginia Farmer

Mrs. Dorothy Mahler

Katherine Warren

Soloway

Ed Cassidy

Talmadge

Harry Hines

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5.9

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6.1

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2.0

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