Welcome Stranger
6.8
“They're Back!... They're Better!”
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his temporary replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young, singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once Pearson meets teacher Trudy Mason, he is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
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Cast
23 people
Bing Crosby
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
White Christmas
Joan Caulfield
Trudy Mason
Known for
The Unsuspected
Barry Fitzgerald
Dr. Joseph McRory
Known for
And Then There Were None
The Naked City
Wanda Hendrix
Emily Walters
Known for
Ride the Pink Horse
Frank Faylen
Bill Walters
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Lost Weekend
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Gilley
Known for
I Married a Witch
Remember the Night
Robert Shayne
Roy Chesley
Known for
Adventures of Superman
The Flash
Larry Young
Dr. Ronnie Jenks
Also in
Hot Cargo
Tokyo Rose
Percy Kilbride
Nat Dorkas
Known for
The Southerner
Fallen Angel
Charles Dingle
Charles 'C.J.' Chesley
Known for
The Little Foxes
The Talk of the Town
Don Beddoe
Mort Elkins
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Best Years of Our Lives
Thurston Hall
Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Black Room
Elliott Nugent Director · Arthur Sheekman Screenplay Frank Butler Story
Worldwide gross $6.1M · United States release June 13, 1947 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,100,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1947
Theatrical
United States · November 2, 2010
Physical · DVD
United States
November 15, 2011 · Physical · DVD
November 11, 2014 · Physical · DVD
June 12, 2018 · Physical · DVD
August 23, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
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