Stranger in Town
U.S. lobby card
Directed by	George Pollock
Written by	Edward Dryhurst Norman Hudis
Based on	The Uninvited 1954 novel by Frank Chittenden[1]
Produced by	Robert S. Baker Monty Berman Sidney Roberts
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Henry Richardson
Music by	Stanley Black
Production company	Tempean Films
Distributed by	Eros Films (UK) Astor Pictures Corporation (US)
Release dates	8 November 1948 (1948-11-08) (UK) 1959 (US)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Stranger in Town is a 1957 British crime film directed by George Pollock and starring Alex Nicol and Anne Paige.^[2] Arthur Lowe makes a brief appearance in a minor role.^[3] It was made by Tempean Films at Alliance Film Studios.^[2]

Plot

An American composer, lodging in a quiet English village is found shot dead. A journalist, also from America probes the death on behalf of the pianist’s only relative in America. His trail leads to the local gossip who is later found gassed and debunks the official theory that it was suicide, finding that many people seem to have had reason to commit the crime, as he eventually discovers the truth.

Cast

• Alex Nicol as John Madison
• Anne Paige as Vicky Leigh
• Mary Laura Wood as Lorna Ryland
• Mona Washbourne as Agnes Smith
• Charles Lloyd-Pack as Captain Nash
• Bruce Beeby as William Ryland
• John Horsley as Inspector Powell
• Colin Tapley as Henry Ryland
• Betty Impey as Geraldine Nash
• Peggy Ann Clifford as Mrs Woodham
• Arthur Lowe as the Jeweller
• Willoughby Goddard as the publican