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In the Wake of a Stranger
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In the Wake of a Stranger

1959-06-30 · 69 min · ★ 10.0

Thriller

An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, the sailor is caught in an ever-tightening vice that would trap him as the killer unless he can clear himself. Along the way to struggling free and tracking down the real culprits, several unsavory characters cross his path as well as a rather interesting woman who sets romantic sparks flying.

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Directors
David Eady
Production companies
Crescent Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Tony WrightTony WrightTom Cassidy
Shirley EatonShirley EatonJoyce Edwards
Danny GreenDanny GreenBarnes
Willoughby GoddardWilloughby GoddardShafto
Harry H. CorbettHarry H. CorbettMcCabe
Tom BowmanTom BowmanSpike
Alun OwenAlun OwenFerris
Barbara ArcherBarbara ArcherBarmaid
Vanda GodsellVanda GodsellHetty McCabe
James OttawayJohnson

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