Welcome Stranger (film)
| Welcome Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Starring | Bing Crosby |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
Release dates | June 13, 1947 |
Running time | 107 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6.1 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
Welcome Stranger is a 1947 film directed by Elliott Nugent. It stars Bing Crosby and Joan Caulfield.
Plot
Crusty Dr. McRory (Barry Fitzgerald) of Fallbridge, Maine, hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson (Bing Crosby) don't hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, once he meets teacher Trudy Mason (Joan Caulfield). The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancée. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy.[2]
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
- Joan Caulfield as Trudy Mason
- Barry Fitzgerald as Dr. Joseph McRory
- Wanda Hendrix as Emily Walters
- Frank Faylen as Bill Walters
Release
The film was given the biggest advertising campaign for a Paramount film since For Whom the Bell Tolls.[3]
References
- ↑ "All Time Domestic Champs", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
- ↑ http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/welcome-stranger-v116237
- ↑ Biggest Film Firm: Paramount's Puzzler: Will Attendance Slide Be Brief or Prolonged? Takes Precautions: Markets Borderline Movies, Keeps Best in 9-Month Backlog Televised Newsreels Tried Paramount Pictures' Puzzler: Will Drop In Attendance Be Brief Or Prolonged? Company Is Taking Precautions Markets Borderline Movies, Keeps Best in 9-Months Backlog; Pre-Tests Films BY JOSEPH W. TAYLOR Staff Correspondent of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Wall Street Journal (1923 - Current file) [New York, N.Y] 21 July 1947: 1.
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