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It becomes increasingly apparent Rachel and The Stranger is a peculiar little movie that would have no place in the modern landscape, and not simply because RKO Studios is no longer in existence. It feels like arguably its biggest star is off-screen more than he is on because he was probably in at read more

Edward G. Robinson Pursues Nazis in “The Stranger” directed by Orson Welles The Stranger (1946) is a film noir directed by Orson Welles, produced by Sam Spiegel, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. The film concerns Mr. Wilson (Robinson) of the United read more

Albert Camus’s L’Étranger/The Stranger/The Outsider is one of the most written-about books of the 20th century, so I doubt that any jejune thoughts of my own are going to add much to the sum of human understanding. It’s a book that somehow I didn’t read during my schooldays read more

"How do I kill thee, let me count the ways." CineMaven has been sitting on her couch dreaming of homicide and wedded bliss. On Monday, July 24th click HERE for the contributions to the blogathon with the inspiring title of 'TILL DEATH US DO PART. My contribution is a look at The Stranger and i read more

"How do I kill thee, let me count the ways." CineMaven has been sitting on her couch dreaming of homicide and wedded bliss. On Monday, July 24th click HERE for the contributions to the blogathon with the inspiring title of 'TILL DEATH US DO PART. My contribution is a look at The Stranger and i read more

  I am new to LORETTA YOUNG. Well, not exactly. More accurately, I’ve had my eyes wide shut to her through most of my early classic film journey. ( I know, I know… ‘there are none so blind as those who cannot see.’ ) A young friend of mine ( KM-P ) from a land far far away, asked read more

Rachel And The Stranger (1948) September 3, 2015September 4, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Apparently trying to recapture the shock factor of the poster for The Outlaw, Rachel And The Stranger! Starring: Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Gary Gray Dir read more

Rachel and the Stranger is one of those films that I've only barely been acquainted with. You know that person from high school that you knew by name and slight gossip, but would never actually engage with, yet you still say hello when you bump into them in public because it seems polite and you cle read more

Bandit: How tall are you? Stranger: About six feet…six with the hat. In the midst of the 1960s craze for spaghetti Westerns, a scrawny, scrappy Man With No Name made his way to the top of the heap. With a series of films in which his character was simply known as The Stranger, actor and pr read more

The Stranger Directed by Orson Welles Written by Anthony Veiller, Victor Trevas, and Decla Dunning 1946/USA International Pictures/The Hague Corporation Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video   Orson Welles showed he still had what it took, particularly in those clock scenes. Mr. Wilson (Edward read more

"Coming home to a place he's never been before" - Rocky Mountain High, John Denver Miriam Hopkins stars as Louise Storr in The Stranger's Return.  The movie was adapted by Phil Strong (State Fair) from his novel and directed by King Vidor (The Crowd).  It is the story of finding yourse read more

In a whirlwind the film goes from a moody foreign locale to a quaint American town called Harper, but it never ceases to be a gripping film-noir. Considered Orson Welle’s weakest project, The Stranger is still thoroughly enjoyable thanks to the performances of Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young read more

In a whirlwind, the film goes from a moody foreign locale to a quaint American town called Harper, but it never ceases to be a gripping film noir. Considered Orson Welles‘ weakest project thus far, The Stranger is still thoroughly enjoyable thanks to the performances of Edward G. Robinson, Lor read more

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This post is dedicated to all the families tragically affected by this horrific period in history, and in hopes that we shall never forget to recognize the faces of evil, while remembering to seek out the goodness in humanity... The great villains o read more

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This post is dedicated to all the families tragically affected by this horrific period in history, and in hopes that we shall never forget to recognize the faces of evil, while remembering to seek out the goodness in humanity... The great villains o read more

As respected as Orson Welles is as an auteur and massive icon of Hollywood (or anti-Hollywood perhaps), as an actor he has rarely been given the respect he deserves.  Which is unfortunate considering the power of the performances he was capable of giving. Not only in the iconic films he directed su read more

Here’s a thing I do before watching any Orson Welles movie: I look up the film in Wikipedia so I can find out what the problem was. You know, something along the lines of brilliant but pissed off William Randolph Hearst (Citizen Kane); Welles lost control of the editing (The Magnificent Amber read more

Orson Welles is one of the preeminent directors worldwide, and yet the troubled production histories of his film output are just as tremendous.  His 1946 thriller, The Stranger was plagued with cuts and missing footage which many feel contributed to Welles’ listing this as his least favorite read more

Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very well against The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more

Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very well against The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more