Three Strangers
Three strangers, three incredibly dangerous people drawn together by their greed. Each ready to kill for the riches of ...Kwan Yin.
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: July 19, 2012
- Originally Released: 1946
- Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Joan Lorring & Robert Shayne | |
Directed by | Jean Negulesco | |
Edited by | George Amy | |
Music by | Adolph Deutsch | |
Screenwriting by | Howard Koch & John Huston | |
Screenplay by | John Huston & Howard Koch | |
Composition by | Adolph Deutsch | |
Cinematography by | Arthur Edeson | |
Art Direction by | Ted Smith | |
Story by | John Huston | |
Produced by | Wolfgang Reinhardt | |
Director of Photography: | Arthur Edeson | |
Executive Production by | Jack L. Warner |
Entertainment Reviews:
58%
AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 133
Rating: B --
The intricately plotted messy film becomes enjoyable mainly because of the spirited performances.
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Description by OLDIES.com:
According to a legend, if three strangers gather before the fables idol of Kwan Yin and make a common wish, the wish shall be granted. Spurned spouse Crystal Shackleford (Geraldine Fitzgerald) has the idol and enlists a sleazy solicitor (Sydney Greenstreet) and a drunken thief (Peter Lorre) in her plans for riches and revenge. But the two strangers have dreams of their own that collide with hers when the idol's powers prove to be real.
Product Description:
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The strangers are Crystal Shackleford (Geraldine Fitzgerald), married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny (Sidney Greenstreet), an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West (Peter Lorre), a seedy sneak thief. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue. Alas, the pact brings little more than misfortune for all concerned. Jerome steals funds from a client, then kills Crystal (with the goddess statue!) when she refuses to hand over her sweepstakes winnings. Johnny and his girlfriend Icy (Joan Lorring) decide to abandon their life of crime, but when it is revealed that the ticket is a winner, he sets fire to it to avoid having his name tied to the crime. If it seems strange that Peter Lorre ends up the romantic lead in THREE STRANGERS, remember that the film's director, Jean Negulesco, thought Lorre was the finest actor who ever lived--and as a result, he fought tooth and nail with Warner Bros. to cast Lorre in this film.
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- Sales Rank: 11,191
- UPC: 883316574713
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