With a title such as "Phone Call From a Stranger" you may be expecting a Thriller or Noir. Even with the DVD box that was included in the "Bette Davis Centennial Collection", a major spoiler I give you is that the box and even the picture of the film poster here is very misleading. She is in the film, but not the main star and her screen time is very short.
The film centers around Gary Merrill and the passengers of a plane. There is some very interesting character study here in the film, as the outcome of the plane ride leaves a man consuming his time to try and do good. The characters all have their personalities that make them charming, worth while, and even down right vulgar and annoying. This is actually a good idea for a plot centered around a drama, but in a way it feels rushed as a B movie and I hate feeling like they could have put more in it.
Overall this isn't a bad movie, but it's certainly not a classic either. 6 out of 10.
The film centers around Gary Merrill and the passengers of a plane. There is some very interesting character study here in the film, as the outcome of the plane ride leaves a man consuming his time to try and do good. The characters all have their personalities that make them charming, worth while, and even down right vulgar and annoying. This is actually a good idea for a plot centered around a drama, but in a way it feels rushed as a B movie and I hate feeling like they could have put more in it.
Overall this isn't a bad movie, but it's certainly not a classic either. 6 out of 10.