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The Gaunt Stranger is a British film of genre Drama directed by Walter Forde released in USA on 15 november 1939 with Sonnie Hale

The Gaunt Stranger (1939)

The Gaunt Stranger
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Released in USA 15 november 1939
Length 1h14
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating62% 3.140863.140863.140863.140863.14086

The Gaunt Stranger (released as The Phantom Strikes in the US) is a 1939 British mystery thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson and Alexander Knox.

Synopsis

A notorious killer, long believed to have died in Australia, returns to England seeking revenge for the death of his sister. The "Ringer" threatens to murder the criminal mastermind Maurice Meister. Detective Inspector Alan Wembury is assigned to the case and despite his strong dislike for Meister attempts to protect him with the reluctant assistance of another criminal, Sam Hackett, who has been released from prison as he is the only man able to identify the "Ringer". Even with his help Wembury struggles to unmask their target before the time at which Meister is due to be killed.

Actors

Sonnie Hale

(Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett)Wilfrid Lawson

(Maurice Meister)Louise Henry

(Cora Ann Milton)Alexander Knox

(Dr Anthony Lomond)George Merritt

(Police Station Sergeant)
And :
Patrick Barr
John Longden
Patricia Roc
Arthur Hambling
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