Beautiful Stranger is a 1954 British

Cinema of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...

 and American

Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...

 mystery film

Mystery film

Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...

directed by David Miller.

Plot

Johnny (Rogers) is living with Louis Galt (Baker), her rich English lover. Galt has promised Johnny that once he manages to divorce his present wife, the two will marry. However, as time passes Galt does not appear to be making any efforts in keeping his promsie. Johnny eventually becomes enamored of Pierre Clemont (Bergerac), a poor French artist. Before, Johnny can truly break it off with Galt, he is found dead. She and Pierre are immediately accused of being the murderers. The two run away but are being closely followed by the actual murderer.

Cast

• Ginger Rogers.....'Johnny' Victor
• Herbert Lom.....Emil Landosh
• Stanley Baker.....Louis Galt
• Jacques Bergerac.....Pierre Clemont