A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town (1943)

6.1 ? Apr 01, 1943 1h 7m

Overview

In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.

Genres

Crime Romance

Release Date

April 01, 1943

Rating

6.1 /10

Runtime

1h 7m

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

John Josephus Grant

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Bill Adams

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Lucy Gilbert

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Judge Austin Harkley

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Mayor Jim Connison

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Tom Cooney

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Roscoe Swade

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Homer Todds

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Orin Todds

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Charles Craig

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Henry

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Birdie

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

Hart Ridges

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Blaxton's Lawyer

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sergeant

Joe Yule

Joe Yule

Barber

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Hotel Maid

Gladden James

Gladden James

Newspaper Man (uncredited)

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7.0/10

Jun 26, 2022

Frank Morgan is a American Supreme court Justice ("John Grant") who heads off, with his secretary, on a well earned fishing trip. When he arrives in the small town of Crown Port, he soon discovers that local lawyer "Bill Adams" (Richard Carlson) is on a bit of a crusade to clean up the corrupt town by running for mayor - and having quite a struggle at that. Anonymously, "Grant" decides to pitch in and together they try to manipulate the situation and the town's crooked judge "Harkley" (Porter Hall) to their advantage. Morgan is on fine form here, he has a bit of a glint in his eye and the film revolves around that. Jean Rogers adds a little glamour, and provides a little of the obligatory romance with Carson as their challenge gathers pace. It's fun, this - only just over an hour, well written with a bit of personality and worth a

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