Strangers' Meeting

Strangers' Meeting

64 mins | Crime | Oct. 30, 1957

A fateful Stranger's Meeting leads to a maelstrom of crime, deception and murder in this 64-minute British programmer. The beautiful Delphi Lawrence heads a stellar cast, including such reliables as Victor Maddern, Norman Rossington, Conrad Phillips and Reginald Hearne. The plot centers around acrobat Peter Arne, falsely accused of murder. Escaping from the authorities, Arne hides out in a rustic inn, allowing first-time director (and former cinematographer) Robert Day ample opportunity for dark, menacing shadows and sinister underlighting. The genuine murderer is revealed just seconds before the culprit's death. Stranger's Meeting was held back from release until Robert Day's "official" directorial debut, The Green Man, had made the rounds.

Strangers' Meeting

64 mins | Crime | Oct. 30, 1957

Strangers' Meeting
A fateful Stranger's Meeting leads to a maelstrom of crime, deception and murder in this 64-minute British programmer. The beautiful Delphi Lawrence heads a stellar cast, including such reliables as Victor Maddern, Norman Rossington, Conrad Phillips and Reginald Hearne. The plot centers around acrobat Peter Arne, falsely accused of murder. Escaping from the authorities, Arne hides out in a rustic inn, allowing first-time director (and former cinematographer) Robert Day ample opportunity for dark, menacing shadows and sinister underlighting. The genuine murderer is revealed just seconds before the culprit's death. Stranger's Meeting was held back from release until Robert Day's "official" directorial debut, The Green Man, had made the rounds.
Producers
Original title Strangers' Meeting
Directors Douglas Hickox, Robert Day
Writers

Cast

Peter Arne

as Harry Belair

Delphi Lawrence

as Margot Sanders

Conrad Phillips

as David Sanders

Barbara Archer

as Rosie Foster

Victor Maddern

as Willie Fisher

David Ritch

as Giovanni

Doris Hare

as Nellie

John Kelly

as Michael O'Hara

David Lodge

as Fred

Norman Rossington

as Barrow Boy

Selma Vaz Dias

as Magda Mayer

Lesley Nunnerley

as Miss Parke