Stranger at My Door (1956)
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Synopsis of Stranger at My Door
Action specialist William Witney was the director of the leisurely, sensitive western Stranger at My Door. MacDonald Carey plays a frontier minister, who much against the wishes of his wife and child invites a fugitive outlaw (Skip Homeier) into his home. At first the outlaw takes advantage of Carey's largesse, but gradually feels the effect of the minister's kindness and altruism. This film has frequently been excerpted into TV documentaries on the basis of one single sequence: a beautifully staged confrontation with a wild, rampaging horse. The split-second editing and the undetectable combination of fact and artifice results in a superb setpiece which arguably represents William Witney's finest work. Stranger at My Door was scripted by Barry Shipman, the son of pioneering female producer/director Nell Shipman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Stranger at My Door
- MacDonald Carey - Hollis Jarret
- Skip Homeier - Clay Anderson
- Louis Jean Heydt - Sheriff John Tatum
- Slim Pickens - Ben Silas, Horse Trader
- Fred E. Sherman
- Patricia Medina - Peg Jarret
- Stephen Wootton - Dodie Jarret
- Howard Wright - Doc Parks
- Malcolm Atterbury - Rev. Hastings
- Director(s):
- William Witney
- Writer(s):
- Barry Shipman
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Picker
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