The Stranger
“The most deceitful man a woman ever loved!”
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
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Cast
29 people
Edward G. Robinson
Federal Agent Wilson
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Ten Commandments
Loretta Young
Mary Longstreet
Known for
The Bishop's Wife
Call of the Wild
Orson Welles
Prof. Charles Rankin
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Philip Merivale
Judge Adam Longstreet
Known for
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
This Land Is Mine
Richard Long
Noah Longstreet
Known for
House on Haunted Hill
The Big Valley
Konstantin Shayne
Konrad Meinike
Known for
Vertigo
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Byron Keith
Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Known for
Batman
Billy House
Mr. Solomon Potter
Known for
Bedlam
Imitation of Life
Martha Wentworth
Sara
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Sword in the Stone
David Bond
Student (uncredited)
Known for
The Return of the Living Dead
The Silencers
John Brown
Passport Photographer (uncredited)
Known for
Strangers on a Train
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited)
Also in
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Orson Welles Director · Anthony Veiller Screenplay Victor Trivas Story
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $1M · United States release June 2, 1946
Box office
Budget
$1,034,000
Worldwide gross
$3,220,000
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
International Pictures
Production
The Haig Corporation
Production
RKO
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
United States · June 2, 1946
Theatrical
United States
July 2, 1946 · Theatrical
July 10, 1946 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
July 2, 1946 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 2, 1946 · Limited theatrical
Finland
July 2, 1946 · Theatrical
France
April 7, 1948 · Theatrical
Germany
February 3, 1977 · Theatrical
Italy
December 24, 1947 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 2, 1946 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1958 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 2, 1946 · Premiere
July 2, 1946 · TV
Spain
October 21, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
July 2, 1946 · Theatrical
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