A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?A charming and eccentric stranger arrives in town. But why?
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- TriviaWendy Toye, who directed this segment, also directed the 1950s movie version of the same story, The Stranger Left No Card (1952), which won an award at Cannes.
- Alternate versionsSome broadcasts omit the final 90 seconds, ending as The Stranger thinks to himself at the train station "Just in time for the 6:20". This totally omits him boarding the train and departing, whilst thinking to himself he has committed the perfect crime and that no-one would ever suspect he was the stranger, whilst a young boy on the newspaper stand seems to have a hint of recognition towards him.
- ConnectionsRemake of The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
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This is a nice,entertaining short that wastes little time in its telling & deserves its award. I am referring to the original Film production directed by Wendy Toye (once better known for her career as a dancer). As I recall it was released as a programme "support" & "introduced" the later versatile actor,Alan Badel( a sort of poor man's Alec Guinness) as "The Stranger" who is never identified. It also used the popular "Swedish Rhapsody" tune for the music. As a one-time minor Civil Service film society secretary in Westminster (London)in the 60s I recall I booked it for a show as a 16mm reel from the BFI. It has had one or two showings on TV - possibly BBC2 or Channel 4 way back so it could always pop up today,unexpectedly. I agree that this "Tales" version does not stand up to the former despite D Jacobi who probably is more at home as a daft Roman Emperor. If one thinks about it, the story could lend itself to both a decent little ballet or decently directed "silent" as it uses little dialogue. But whoever attempts the seemingly "odd" lead the twist to this tale should always bring a chuckle if not a few ideas....
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