Three Strangers (1946)
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- 1h 32min
- Crime, Drama
- 28 Jan 1946 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Sydney Greenstreet | ... |
Jerome K. Arbutny
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Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... |
Crystal Shackleford
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Peter Lorre | ... |
Johnny West
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Joan Lorring | ... |
Icey Crane
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Robert Shayne | ... |
Bertram Fallon
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Marjorie Riordan | ... |
Janet Elliott
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Arthur Shields | ... |
Prosecutor
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Rosalind Ivan | ... |
Lady Rhea Belladon
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John Alvin | ... |
Junior Clerk
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Peter Whitney | ... |
Timothy Delaney aka Gabby
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Alan Napier | ... |
David Shackleford
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Clifford Brooke | ... |
Senior Clerk
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Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mrs. Proctor
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Norman Ainsley | ... |
Mr. Giesing (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Man on the Street (uncredited)
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Benny Burt | ... |
Drunken Stranger (uncredited)
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John Burton | ... |
Narrator (uncredited)
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Woodrow Chambliss | ... |
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Pub Patron (uncredited)
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Alec Craig | ... |
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
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Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Stockbroker (uncredited) (voice)
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Leslie Denison | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Magistrate (uncredited)
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Holmes Herbert | ... |
Sir Robert (uncredited)
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Keith Hitchcock | ... |
Donald Fry (uncredited)
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Leyland Hodgson | ... |
Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Prison Turnkey (uncredited)
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Alfred - Innkeeper / Bartender (uncredited)
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Connie Leon | ... |
Flower Woman (uncredited)
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Stanley Logan | ... |
'Major' George Alfred Beach (uncredited)
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Stanley Mann | ... |
Newshawker (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Tom Pilkington | ... |
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Reginald Sheffield | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Leo White | ... |
Newshawker (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Ian Wolfe | ... |
Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean Negulesco | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
John Huston | ... | (original screenplay) and |
Howard Koch | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
Wolfgang Reinhardt | ... | producer |
Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Adolph Deutsch |
Cinematography by
Arthur Edeson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Amy |
Art Direction by
Ted Smith | ||
Max Parker | ... | supervising art director (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
Clarence Steensen |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Eric Stacey | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James McMahon | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs | ... | sound |
Gerald W. Alexander | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Robert G. Wayne | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Edwin B. DuPar | ... | special effects (as Edwin DuPar) |
William C. McGann | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Paul Detlefsen | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
George Gordon Nogle | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milo Anderson | ... | wardrobe |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Murray Cutter | ... | orchestrator |
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Charles David Forrest | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Jerome Moross | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Clifford Brooke | ... | dialogue director |
Fredrik T. Nyquist | ... | technical advisor |
Eric Leblanc | ... | french adaptation: original version with subtitles (uncredited) |
Robert Rhodes | ... | unit publicity (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1946) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1946) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures Distributing Company, Ltd.)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Warner Brothers Pictures, Ltd.)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Warner Bros. (1950) (Belgium) (theatrical)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
According to a legend, if three strangers gather before an idol of Kwan Yin (the Chinese goddess of fortune and destiny) on the night of the Chinese New Year and make a common wish, Kwan Yin will open her eyes and her heart and grant the wish. In London 1938 on the Chinese New Year, Crystal Shackleford has such an idol and decides to put the legend to the test. She picks two random strangers off the street and puts the proposition to them. They decide that an ideal wish would be for a sweepstakes ticket they buy equal shares in to be a winner. After all, everyone needs money and a pot is very easy to divide equally. Right?
Written by Ken Yousten |
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Taglines | BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE - THRILLS! (original ad - all caps) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $457,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to Robert Osborne of TCM, this film was at one point intended to be a sequel to The Maltese Falcon (1941). Following the success of that film, Warner Bros. wanted to make a sequel. "Falcon" writer/director John Huston said he'd previously written an un-filmed script for Warner Bros. that would be appropriate and would only require the character names to be changed to the Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet and Mary Astor characters. However, Warner Bros. discovered they did not own the rights to the characters except for their appearance in "The Maltese Falcon." See more » |
Goofs | When David is in Crystal's apartment - she kisses him, he turns away, and she burns the back of his right hand with her cigarette. He yanks it away and yells in pain while holding it, yet later that day when he's sitting at a table with his girlfriend Janet, the back of his right hand can briefly be seen a few times and there is no burn or mark of any kind on it at all. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Three Strangers (1959). See more » |
Soundtracks | Waltz No. 15 in A-flat major Op. 39 See more » |
Quotes |
Johnny West:
Don't ever get mixed up with a Chinese goddess. That's the worst thing that can happen, the very worst. See more » |