Stranger in the House (1967)
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Cop-Out is a distressingly "mod" remake of the 1941 French film Strangers in the House. Taking over the role originally played by Raimu, James Mason stars as a retired, scotch-swilling attorney residing in France. Mason disapproves of his daughter's (Geraldine Chaplin) new boy friend (Bobby Darin), but rises to the young man's defense in court when the boy is arrested on a suspicious murder charge. The casting of Chaplin and Darin was meant to "reach" the youth market, but both are way too old for their characters. Cop-Out would have worked better (especially with audiences of the 1990s) without its trendy camerawork and wearisome generation-gap propaganda. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Pierre Rouve
Synopsis of Stranger in the House
Cop-Out is a distressingly "mod" remake of the 1941 French film Strangers in the House. Taking over the role originally played by Raimu, James Mason stars as a retired, scotch-swilling attorney residing in France. Mason disapproves of his daughter's (Geraldine Chaplin) new boy friend (Bobby Darin), but rises to the young man's defense in court when the boy is arrested on a suspicious murder charge. The casting of Chaplin and Darin was meant to "reach" the youth market, but both are way too old for their characters. Cop-Out would have worked better (especially with audiences of the 1990s) without its trendy camerawork and wearisome generation-gap propaganda. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Stranger in the House
- James Mason - John Sawyer
- Bobby Darin - Barney Teale
- Ian Ogilvy - Desmond Flower
- Pippa Steel - Sue Phillips
- Megs Jenkins - Mrs. Christophorides
- Yootha Joyce - Girl at Shooting Range
- Lucy Griffiths - Library Cleaner
- Moira Lister - Mrs. Flower
- Clive Morton - Col. Flower
- Toni Palmer - Doorwoman
- Sheila White - Hazel
- Michael Standing - Fashion Photographer
- Geraldine Chaplin - Angela Sawyer
- Paul Bertoya - Jo Christophorides
- Bryan Stanton
- James Hayter - Harley Hawkins
- Lisa Daniely - Diana
- Ivor Dean - Inspector Colder
- Marjorie Lawrence - Brenda
- Melinda May - Librarian
- Julian Orchard - Policeman
- Rita Webb - Mrs. Plaskett
- Tom Kempinski - Shop Assistant
- Director(s):
- Pierre Rouve
- Writer(s):
- Pierre Rouve
- Producer(s):
- Dimitri de Grunwald
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