A Stranger Came Home

"The Unholy Four" redirects here. For the Italian spaghetti western, see Chuck Moll

A Stranger Came Home
A poster for the film bearing its American title: The Unholy Four
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Produced by	Michael Carreras
Written by	Michael Carreras
Starring	Paulette Goddard
Music by	Leonard Salzedo
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Production company	Hammer Film Productions (in association with) Lippert Films
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures (USA) Exclusive Films (UK)
Release dates	1954
Running time	80 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	11,349 admissions (France)

A Stranger Came Home, released in the United States under the title The Unholy Four, is a 1954 British film noir. It was based on the novel Stranger at Home, which was credited to film actor George Sanders but was actually ghostwritten by Leigh Brackett. It was directed by Terence Fisher and starred American actor Paulette Goddard.

Plot

Four friends go on a fishing trip but only three return. After an absence of four years, the fourth man, Philip Vickers, returns home an amnesiac. He tells of a "friend" who knocked him out, drugged him, and left him to die. Any one of the remaining men could be a suspect as Job Crandall, Bill Saul and Harry Bryce are all interested in Philip's attractive widow, Angie. Unfortunately, Philip's return coincides with a murder and he becomes the main suspect. Angie joins forces with her husband to help solve the mystery and clear his name.

Cast

Paulette Goddard in a publicity shot for A Stranger Came Home.

• Paulette Goddard as Angie
• William Sylvester as Philip Vickers
• Patrick Holt as Job Crandall
• Paul Carpenter as Bill Saul
• Alvys Maben as Joan Merrill
• Russell Napier as Inspector Treherne
• Kay Callard as Jenny
• Patricia Owens as Blonde
• David King-Wood as Sessions
• Jeremy Hawk as Police Sergeant Johnson

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "A THIRD-RATE British-made whodunit called The Unholy Four, featuring Paulette Goddard and a nondescript cast...A few more fly-by-nights like this Lippert presentation, produced and written by Michael Carreras, and the still-shapely Miss Goddard may find herself collecting the pieces of a career" ; Leonard Maltin called it "Muddled," ; whereas Allmovie called it a "suspenseful drama."

External links

• A Stranger Came Home at IMDb

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