The Stranger - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Stranger"
The Stranger (1946)
Timing: 1:35 (95 min)
The Stranger - TMDB rating
7.25/10
551
The Stranger - Kinopoisk rating
7.097/10
1459
The Stranger - IMDB rating
7.3/10
31000

Actors and characters

Photo Edward G. Robinson #41828Photo Edward G. Robinson #41829Photo Edward G. Robinson #41830Photo Edward G. Robinson #41831

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson
Character Federal Agent Wilson
Photo Loretta Young #201256Photo Loretta Young #201257Photo Loretta Young #201258Photo Loretta Young #201259

Loretta Young

Loretta Young
Character Mary Longstreet
Photo Orson Welles #2370Photo Orson Welles #2371Photo Orson Welles #2372Photo Orson Welles #2373

Orson Welles

Orson Welles
Character Prof. Charles Rankin
Photo Philip Merivale #201283Photo Philip Merivale #201284Photo Philip Merivale #201285Photo Philip Merivale #201286

Philip Merivale

Philip Merivale
Character Judge Adam Longstreet
Photo Richard Long #201289Photo Richard Long #201290Photo Richard Long #201291Photo Richard Long #201292

Richard Long

Richard Long
Character Noah Longstreet
Photo Konstantin Shayne #58640Photo Konstantin Shayne #58641

Konstantin Shayne

Konstantin Shayne
Character Konrad Meinike
Photo Byron Keith #201298Photo Byron Keith #201299Photo Byron Keith #201300
Byron Keith
Character Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Photo Billy House #119291

Billy House

Billy House
Character Mr. Solomon Potter
Photo David Bond #52566
David Bond
Character Student (uncredited)
Photo John Brown #125642Photo John Brown #125643Photo John Brown #125644

John Brown

John Brown
Character Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Character Minister (uncredited)
Nancy Evans
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Adolph Faylauer #82636
Adolph Faylauer
Character War Crimes Commision Member (uncredited)
Fred Godoy
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Theodore Gottlieb #103257

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb
Character Fairbright (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Ethan Laidlaw #106511
Ethan Laidlaw
Character Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)
Photo Ruth Lee #117062

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Lillian Molieri #201301Photo Lillian Molieri #201302Photo Lillian Molieri #201303
Lillian Molieri
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Isabel O'Madigan

Isabel O'Madigan
Character Mrs. Lawrence (uncredited)
Gabriel Peralta
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Gerald Pierce #2453
Gerald Pierce
Character Kid Throwing Newspaper Shreds (uncredited)
Robert Raison
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Rebel Randall #201304Photo Rebel Randall #201305Photo Rebel Randall #201306Photo Rebel Randall #305918
Rebel Randall
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Photo Johnny Sands #201307Photo Johnny Sands #201308Photo Johnny Sands #201309Photo Johnny Sands #201310
Johnny Sands
Character Jogging Student in Woods (uncredited)
Photo Erskine Sanford #2402

Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso
Character Mr. Peabody (uncredited)
Josephine Victor
Character Undetermined Role (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • 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.
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