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Also known as Stranger in Town

1943 film by Roy Rowland

Film · TMDB

6.3

In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.

Released: 1943-04-0167 minDir: Roy RowlandCrime, Romance

Cast

  • Frank Morgan as John Josephus Grant
  • Richard Carlson as Bill Adams
  • Jean Rogers as Lucy Gilbert
  • Porter Hall as Judge Austin Harkley
  • Robert Barrat as Mayor Jim Connison
  • Donald MacBride as Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

Themes

  • small town
  • stranger
  • political corruption
  • mayoral candidate

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

1,189 votes

Year
1943
Runtime
67 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Roy Rowland
Screenwriter
Isobel Lennart
Cast member
Walter Baldwin
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Duration
67
Image
A Stranger in Town (1943) 1.jpg
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title
A Stranger in Town
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
costume designer
Irene Lentz
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
publication date
1943-01-01
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