Strangers in the Night (1944)

6.4/10 56 min Mystery Crime Drama

Overview

In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration morphing into a dangerous delusion, and eventually murder.

Cast

William Terry

Sergeant Johnny Meadows

Virginia Grey

Dr. Leslie Ross

Helene Thimig

Mrs. Hilda Blake

Edith Barrett

Ivy Miller

Charles Sullivan

Police Driver

Frances Morris

Nurse

Linda Stirling

Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)

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