I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

112 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | July 4, 1946

Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.

I See a Dark Stranger

112 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | July 4, 1946

I See a Dark Stranger
Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Individual Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Original title I See a Dark Stranger
Directors Paddy Arnold, Percy Hermes, Frank Launder
Writers Wolfgang Wilhelm, Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Deborah Kerr

as Bridie Quilty

Trevor Howard

as Lt. David Bayne

Raymond Huntley

as J. Miller

Michael Howard

as Hawkins

Liam Redmond

as Uncle Timothy

Brefni O'Rorke

as Michael O'Callaghan

James Harcourt

as Grandfather Edwards

George Woodbridge

as Walter

Garry Marsh

as Capt. Goodhusband

Olga Lindo

as Mrs Edwards

Tom Macaulay

as Lt Spanswick

David Ward

as Oscar Pryce

Harry Hutchinson

as Chief Mourner

Eddie Golden

as Terence Delaney

Marie Ault

as Mrs O'Mara

Humphrey Heathcote

as Sgt. Harry Harris

John Salew

as Man in the Bookshop

David Tomlinson

as Intelligence Officer

Kenneth Buckley

as Radio-Telephone Operator

Torin Thatcher

as Police Constable

Everley Gregg

as 1st Woman on Train

Kathleen Boutall

as 2nd Woman on Train

Pat Leonard

as Liverpool Hotel Receptionist

Katie Johnson

as Old Lady on Train

Gerald Case

as Col. Dennington

W.G. O'Gorman

as Danny Quilty

Frank Atkinson

as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)

Dorothy Bramhall

as ATS Corporal

Brenda Bruce

as American Waitress (uncredited)

Peter Cotes

as Brash Young Man

Bob Elson

as Policeman (uncredited)

Josephine Fitzgerald

as 2nd Irishwoman

Cameron Hall

as Tynwald Court Usher (uncredited)

Joan Hickson

as Hotel Manageress

Austin Meldon

as Customs Officer

Kathleen Murphy

as 1st Irishwoman

Doreen Percherson

as Manx Hotel Receptionist

Norman Pierce

as Dance M.C.

Tony Quinn

as Galley Guide

Albert Sharpe

as Irish Publican

Jim Winters

as Irish Policeman

Harry Webster

as Uncle Joe

Norman Shelley

as Man in Straw Hat

Clifford Buckton

as Plainclothes Man on Train (uncredited)

Eddie Byrne

as Irish Sailor Lookout (uncredited)

Hugh Dempster

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Arthur Denton

as Mr. Cloggerty (uncredited)

Howard Douglas

as Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Leslie Dwyer

as Soldier in Café (uncredited)

Kathleen Harrison

as Waitress (uncredited)

Peter Jones

as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)

Patricia Laffan

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Frank Ling

as Soldier in Pub (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

as Villager (uncredited)

Vi Stevens

as Hotel Floor Cleaner (uncredited)

Harry Terry

as Irish Smuggler (uncredited)

John Vere

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Jack Vyvyan

as Village Postman (uncredited)