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ThrillerCrime

Three Strangers

- BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE - THRILLS!

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

Release Date : 1946-01-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sydney Greenstreet

Character Name : Jerome K. Arbutny

Original Name : Sydney Greenstreet

Gender : Male

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Character Name : Crystal Shackleford

Original Name : Geraldine Fitzgerald

Gender : Female

Peter Lorre

Character Name : Johnny West

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Joan Lorring

Character Name : Icey Crane

Original Name : Joan Lorring

Gender : Female

Robert Shayne

Character Name : Bertram Fallon

Original Name : Robert Shayne

Gender : Male

Marjorie Riordan

Character Name : Janet Elliott

Original Name : Marjorie Riordan

Gender : Female

Arthur Shields

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : Arthur Shields

Gender : Male

Rosalind Ivan

Character Name : Lady Rhea Beladon

Original Name : Rosalind Ivan

Gender : Female

John Alvin

Character Name : Junior Clerk

Original Name : John Alvin

Gender : Male

Peter Whitney

Character Name : Timothy Delaney aka Gabby

Original Name : Peter Whitney

Gender : Male

Alan Napier

Character Name : David Shackleford

Original Name : Alan Napier

Gender : Male

Clifford Brooke

Character Name : Senior Clerk

Original Name : Clifford Brooke

Gender : Male

Doris Lloyd

Character Name : Mrs. Proctor

Original Name : Doris Lloyd

Gender : Female

Norman Ainsley

Character Name : Mr. Giesing

Original Name : Norman Ainsley

Gender : Male

Edward Biby

Character Name : Man on the Street

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Benny Burt

Character Name : Drunken Stranger

Original Name : Benny Burt

Gender : Male

Woody Chambliss

Character Name : Man in Pub

Original Name : Woody Chambliss

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Pub Patron

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Man on Park Bench

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Cyril Delevanti

Character Name : Stockbroker (Voice)

Original Name : Cyril Delevanti

Gender : Male

Leslie Denison

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Leslie Denison

Gender : Male

Creighton Hale

Character Name : Man in Pub

Original Name : Creighton Hale

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Magistrate

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : Sir Robert

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Keith Hitchcock

Character Name : Donald Fry

Original Name : Keith Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Leyland Hodgson

Character Name : Police Inspector in Pub

Original Name : Leyland Hodgson

Gender : Male

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Prison Turnkey

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Man on the Street / Man in Pub

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Alfred, Innkeeper / Bartender

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Connie Leon

Character Name : Flower Woman

Original Name : Connie Leon

Gender : Female

Stanley Logan

Character Name : 'Major' George Alfred Beach

Original Name : Stanley Logan

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Reginald Sheffield

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Reginald Sheffield

Gender : Male

Leo White

Character Name : News Hawker

Original Name : Leo White

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Gillkie the Barrister

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

John Burton

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : John Burton

Gender : Male

Tom Pilkington

Character Name : Man in Pub

Original Name : Tom Pilkington

Gender : Male

Stanley Mann

Character Name : Newshawker

Original Name : Stanley Mann

Gender : Male

Thomas Martin

Character Name : Reporter in Courtroom

Original Name : Thomas Martin

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Three strangers, one idol and one sweepstake ticket. Bad mix. Three Strangers is directed by Jean Negulesco and written by John Huston and Howard Koch. It stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Geraldine Fitzgerald. Music is by Adolph Deutsch and cinematography by Arthur Edeson. A tricky movie in structure as it constantly shifts between three character arcs to lead us to its resolution. Plot finds Crystal (Fitzgerald) luring Johnny (Lorre) and Arbutny (Greenstreet) to her apartment to make a wish in front of a Chinese idol known as Kwan Yin. It’s believed that Kwan Yin will bring a wish true if requested by three strangers at midnight. They mutually agree on purchasing a lottery ticket and vow to split the winnings evenly. Naturally things don’t go as planned… The key issue here is that the three characters are tainted by their weaknesses, so as greed, paranoia, bad luck and jealousy grips their respective lives, Kwan Yin deals them the cards they deserve. Negulesco and his writers give the actors meaty parts, thrusting the characters into a world of embezzlement, murder, imprisonment and alcoholism. The vagaries of fate shows its hand as well, and with Edeson’s black and white photography cosying up to the thematics, pic rounds out as a thriller cum drama with added mysticism for good measure. Huston’s noir shadings are evident, and since it was written before it, this makes for a good appetiser to The Maltese Falcon. Good fun to be had here and the final outcome for our three strangers doesn’t disappoint either. 7.5/10