A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
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Though billed fifth, Mary Astor is the one to watch in the Ross Hunter-produced soapera Stranger in My Arms. Astor portrays a neurotically possessive mother who'll stop at nothing to win a posthumous medal of honor for her son. But air force major Jeff Chandler knows that the dead boy was a coward who actually despised his mother. June Allyson, the boy's widow, suspects the truth, but would rather not hear it. Called to testify on behalf of the boy, Chandler is bribed by Ms. Astor to lie on the stand. The painful truth is eventually revealed, but there's some compensation for Ms. Allyson, who falls in love with Chandler. Stranger in My Arms was adapted from Robert Wilder's novel And Ride a Tiger. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- June Allyson, Jeff Chandler, (more)
- Director(s):
- Helmut Käutner
Synopsis of A Stranger in My Arms
Though billed fifth, Mary Astor is the one to watch in the Ross Hunter-produced soapera Stranger in My Arms. Astor portrays a neurotically possessive mother who'll stop at nothing to win a posthumous medal of honor for her son. But air force major Jeff Chandler knows that the dead boy was a coward who actually despised his mother. June Allyson, the boy's widow, suspects the truth, but would rather not hear it. Called to testify on behalf of the boy, Chandler is bribed by Ms. Astor to lie on the stand. The painful truth is eventually revealed, but there's some compensation for Ms. Allyson, who falls in love with Chandler. Stranger in My Arms was adapted from Robert Wilder's novel And Ride a Tiger. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of A Stranger in My Arms
- June Allyson - Christina Beasley
- Sandra Dee - Pat Beasley
- Mary Astor - Mrs. Beasley
- Conrad Nagel - Harley Beasley
- Bartlett Robinson - Col. Bert Wayne
- Jeff Chandler - Pike Yarnell
- Charles Coburn - Vance Beasley
- Peter Graves - Donald Beasley
- Hayden Rorke - Marcus Beasley
- Howard Wendell - Congressman
- Director(s):
- Helmut Käutner
- Writer(s):
- Peter Berneis
- Producer(s):
- Ross Hunter
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