Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Plane crash survivor visits the families of victims he befriended on his flight.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jean Negulesco
Written By: Nunnally Johnson, I.A.R. Wylie
Starring: Keenan Wynn, Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Michael Rennie, Hugh Beaumont, Gary Merrill, Craig Stevens, Warren Stevens, Helen Westcott, Ted Donaldson, Beatrice Straight, Evelyn Varden
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Phone Call from a Stranger belongs to 4 collections
1. Available on YouTube (public: moderated by utube-cinema - 4 stars)
2. Triumvirate of Oscar Winning Actors/Actresses in the Cast (3 or more) (public: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
3. Franz Waxman (composer) (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
4. DtC Doubling the Canon 2021 Nominees (public: moderated by lineuphere)
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| Mar 13, 2019 |  |
hotsake | 66 64% |
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I had no idea what this was about for the first hour or so. The film was entertaining but I as waiting for most of the film for Bette Davis.
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| Apr 22, 2018 |  |
Timon88 | 56 52% |
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A pedestrian script prevents anyone involved from elevating what is essentially a soap opera into anything more... until Bette Davis appears. Her work is so far above anyone else's that it's startling... suddenly, in the last 20 minutes, this is a movie worth watching. And her scene is one of the few in any of her movies that is really touching, and ultimately moving.
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| Jun 17, 2013 |  |
3dRevelation | 50 13% |
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A melodramatic film that doesn't really have much to offer. It's not terrible, but it's definitely not good either.
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| Mar 12, 2013 |  |
afx237vi | 50 36% |
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Interesting concept, but one that delivers a lot less than it promises. The first half ticks along nicely, with a typically ebullient performance by Shelley Winters, but once the plane goes down it turns into a fairly mundane melodrama. The different stories are interesting in their own right, but Merrill's involvement in each one feels pretty contrived and unconvincing.
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| Jan 31, 2010 |  |
tonydal | 60 21% |
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One where the premise is definitely more intriguing than the result. I got fooled by the DVD blurb, which made it sound like a gemlike noir, but in reality it's just a few strands of soap opera tied together. Good cast though.
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| Average Percentile 49.88% from 28 Ratings |  |