I'm A Stranger

I'm A Stranger

1952 · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Crime

When his grandfather dies, George Westcott (Patrick Doonan) returns home from India to collect his inheritance -- only to find that the will has mysteriously gone missing. As his greedy relatives try to seize the estate, George gets the help of a movie star (Greta Gynt), a window cleaner (James Hayter and a police inspector (Herbert Ross) to track down the missing will. It seems that justice will prevail -- but is George Wescott really George Wescott?

Directed by Brock Williams · Written by Brock Williams

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Greta Gynt Herself
James Hayter Horatio Flowerdew
Hector Ross Inspector Craddock
Jean Cadell Hannah Mackenzie
Patric Doonan George Westcott
Charles Lloyd Pack Mr. Cringle
Fulton Mackay Alastair Campbell (as Fulton MacKay)
Martina Mayne Mary
Raymond Young Constable
John Kelly 2nd. Constable

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