Unwelcome Stranger

Unwelcome Stranger

Love was a stranger to him-until a whirl wind of seething passion turned Lady Luck against him!

NR 1935 · 65 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Horse-breeder Howard Chamberlain has many superstitious quirks but his primary one is that he believes orphans are bad luck and a jinx to be around. This is bad news when 'Gimpy", an orphan, shows up at Chamberlain's horse-ranch in search of a place to stay. But Howard's soft-hearted wife, Madeline, allows the young boy to stay on and work in the barn with the horses. And "Gimpy" breaks Chamberlain's "orphan-jinx" in a big way.

Directed by Phil Rosen · Written by Crane Wilbur

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