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A Stranger in Town is a american film of genre Comedy-drama directed by Roy Rowland released in USA on 1 april 1943 with Frank Morgan
A Stranger in Town (1943)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 april 1943
Length 1h7
Directed by Roy Rowland
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating70%
A Stranger in Town is a 1943 comedy-drama political film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Roy Rowland and produced by Robert Sisk from an original screenplay by Isobel Lennart and William Kozlenko. The film had a music score by Daniele Amfitheatrof and Nathaniel Shilkret, and cinematography by Sidney Wagner.
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Un juge de la Cour suprême, John Josephus Grant, demande à son secrétaire de ne dire à personne où il part en vacances. Il se lance dans une chasse au canard, mais lors de sa première journée il est contrôlé par l'inspecteur Orrin Todds qui lui demande son permis de chasse et lui inflige une amende. Le juge refuse de payer, et sans révéler sa véritable profession, l'accompagne au tribunal local.Actors
Frank Morgan
(John Josephus Grant)
Richard Carlson
(Bill Adams)
Jean Rogers
(Lucy Gilbert)
Porter Hall
(Judge Austin Harkley)
Robert Barrat
(Mayor Jim Connison)
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