The Stranger

The Stranger (1946)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Release date

1946-07-02

Country

United States

Production

RKO Radio Pictures, International Pictures, The Haig Corporation

Genre

Thriller, Crime

Budget

$103 400 000

Revenue

$322 000 000

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Director

Orson Welles

Actors

Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long, Konstantin Shayne, Byron Keith, Billy House, Martha Wentworth, David Bond
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Scenario

Producer

John Huston, Sam Spiegel

Operator

Russell Metty

Composer

Bronislau Kaper

Artist

Audition

Editing

Ernest J. Nims
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• The film entered the public domain in the US due to a failure to renew its copyright in 1973.
• The first mainstream American film to show footage of Hitler's concentration camps after World War II (1939-1945).
• Orson Welles (1915-1985) initially wanted Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) to play the role of the federal agent, but the studio executives vetoed the idea and insisted on Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) for the part.
• The New England town, including the church and its clock tower almost 38 meters high, was built on the United Artists studio lot in Los Angeles.
• The scene where Charles lifts Mary one-handed up the stairs to the clock tower was filmed 'live'. Loretta Young (1913-2000) later recounted that during the filming of this scene, her legs dangled 15 meters above the ground without a safety net. The actress was held by a rope threaded through her sleeve and attached to a safety harness at her waist (in case the stuntman holding her let go). After several takes, the actress, without informing the director, ordered the rope to be removed, as it kept slipping out of her sleeve. The take that made it into the film was shot immediately after that.
• The scene where Charles lifts Mary with one hand up the stairs to the clock tower was filmed live. Loretta Young (1913-2000) later recounted that during the filming of this scene, her legs were dangling 15 meters above the ground without a safety net. The actress was held by a rope threaded through her sleeve and attached to a safety belt at her waist (in case the stuntman holding her released his grip). After several takes, the actress, without informing the director, ordered the rope to be removed, as it constantly slipped out of her sleeve. The take that made it into the film was shot immediately after that.