In the Wake of a Stranger
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In the Wake of a Stranger is a 1959 British
thriller film directed by David Eady
and starring Tony Wright
, Shirley Eaton
and Danny Green
. A group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor
for their crime.
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...
thriller film directed by David Eady
David Eady
Sir David Eady , styled The Hon. Mr Justice Eady, in legal writing Eady J, is a High Court judge in England and Wales. As a judge he is known for having presided over many high-profile libel and privacy cases....
and starring Tony Wright
Tony Wright (actor)
Tony Wright was a British film actor.-Selected filmography:* The Flanagan Boy * Jumping for Joy * Jacqueline * Tiger in the Smoke * Seven Thunders...
, Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton is an English actress.Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger...
and Danny Green
Danny Green (actor)
Danny Green was an English character actor, best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in The Ladykillers.He worked in film, television and on the stage.-Filmography:...
. A group of murderers try to frame an innocent sailor
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
for their crime.
Cast
- Tony WrightTony Wright (actor)Tony Wright was a British film actor.-Selected filmography:* The Flanagan Boy * Jumping for Joy * Jacqueline * Tiger in the Smoke * Seven Thunders...
- Tom Cassidy - Shirley EatonShirley EatonShirley Eaton is an English actress.Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger...
- Joyce Edwards - Danny GreenDanny Green (actor)Danny Green was an English character actor, best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in The Ladykillers.He worked in film, television and on the stage.-Filmography:...
- Barnes - Willoughby GoddardWilloughby GoddardWilloughby Wittenham Rees Goddard was a British actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for over 40 years.Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He played Mr...
- Shafto - Harry H. CorbettHarry H. CorbettHarry H. Corbett OBE was an English actor.Corbett was best known for his starring role in the popular and long-running BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son in the 1960s and 70s...
- McCabe - Tom Bowman - Spike
- Alun OwenAlun OwenAlun Owen was a British screenwriter, predominantly active in television, but best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night ....
- Ferris - Barbara Archer - Barmaid
- Vanda GodsellVanda GodsellVanda Godsell was an English actress.-Early life:She was born near Bristol into the well known Godsell family, best known for its brewery based in Stroud. Her father was an officer in the Navy and served in the Battle of Jutland whilst her mother, Muriel, was the sister of novelist and actress...
- Hetty McCabe - James Ottaway - Johnson
- Peter Sinclair - Sea Captain
- Peter Carver - Lorry Driver
- Frank Pemberton - Landlord
- Patricia Dean - Secretary
- David HemmingsDavid HemmingsDavid Edward Leslie Hemmings was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer....
- Schoolboy