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Three Strangers

Three Strangers

6,4 /10 (37 Votes)
1946 EN 92 min

Overview

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

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Release date

28/01/1946

Votes

37

Popularity

0.8

BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE - THRILLS!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

92 min

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Jerome K. Arbutny

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Crystal Shackleford

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Johnny West

Joan Lorring

Joan Lorring

Icey Crane

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Bertram Fallon

Marjorie Riordan

Marjorie Riordan

Janet Elliott

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Prosecutor

Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan

Lady Rhea Beladon

John Alvin

John Alvin

Junior Clerk

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Timothy Delaney aka Gabby

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

David Shackleford

Clifford Brooke

Clifford Brooke

Senior Clerk

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Proctor

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Norman Ainsley

Mr. Giesing (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Man on the Street (uncredited)

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Benny Burt

Drunken Stranger (uncredited)

Woody Chambliss

Woody Chambliss

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Pub Patron (uncredited)

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Stockbroker (Voice) (uncredited)

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Leslie Denison

Detective (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Magistrate (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Sir Robert (uncredited)

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Keith Hitchcock

Donald Fry (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Prison Turnkey (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Alfred, Innkeeper / Bartender (uncredited)

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Connie Leon

Flower Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Logan

Stanley Logan

'Major' George Alfred Beach (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Waiter (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

Reginald Sheffield

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

News Hawker (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Bailiff (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)

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John Burton

Narrator (uncredited)

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Tom Pilkington

Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Stanley Mann

Newshawker (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-02-08

⭐ 7.5

Three strangers, one idol and one sweepstake ticket. Bad mix. Three Strangers is directed by Jean Negulesco and written by John Huston and Howard Koch. It stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Geraldine Fitzgerald. Music is by Adolph Deutsch and cinematography by Arthur Edeson. A tricky movie in structure as it constantly shifts between three character arcs to lead us to its resolution. Plot finds Crystal (Fitzgerald) luring Johnny (Lorre) and Arbutny (Greenstreet) to her apartment to make a wish in front of a Chinese idol known as Kwan Yin. It’s believed that Kwan Yin will bring a …

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