The Gaunt Stranger
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The Gaunt Stranger is a 1938 British mystery
thriller film directed by Walter Forde
and starring Sonnie Hale
, Wilfrid Lawson
, Louise Henry
, Alexander Knox
and Patrick Barr
.
It was based on the story The Gaunt Stranger by Edgar Wallace
, which Forde had previously adapted as The Ringer
in 1931.
The film is also known as The Phantom Strikes in the USA.
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...
thriller film directed by Walter Forde
Walter Forde
Walter Forde was a British actor, Screenwriter and Director. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1896 he directed over fifty films between 1920 and 1949.-Silent era filmography:* The Wanderer * The Handyman ...
and starring Sonnie Hale
Sonnie Hale
Sonnie Hale was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.John Robert Hale-Monro was born in London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father and sister, Binnie Hale were actors. He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional...
, Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson (actor)
Wilfrid Lawson was a British character actor of stage and screen.-Life and career:...
, Louise Henry
Louise Henry (actress)
Louise Henry is a retired American film actress who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s.-Filmography:* Paris Interlude * Hide-Out * Forsaking All Others * One New York Night...
, Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.-Biography:...
and Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
.
It was based on the story The Gaunt Stranger by Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
, which Forde had previously adapted as The Ringer
The Ringer (1931 film)
The Ringer is a 1931 British crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Patrick Curwen, Esmond Knight, John Longden and Carol Goodner....
in 1931.
The film is also known as The Phantom Strikes in the USA.
Plot summary
A notorious killer returns to England seeking revenge for the death of his sister.Cast
- Sonnie HaleSonnie HaleSonnie Hale was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.John Robert Hale-Monro was born in London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father and sister, Binnie Hale were actors. He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional...
as Samuel Cuthbert "Sam" Hackett - Wilfrid LawsonWilfrid Lawson (actor)Wilfrid Lawson was a British character actor of stage and screen.-Life and career:...
as Maurice Meister - Louise HenryLouise Henry (actress)Louise Henry is a retired American film actress who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s.-Filmography:* Paris Interlude * Hide-Out * Forsaking All Others * One New York Night...
as Cora Ann Milton - Alexander KnoxAlexander KnoxAlexander Knox was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.-Biography:...
as Dr Lomond - Peter Croft as John Lenley
- George MerrittGeorge Merritt (actor)George Merritt was a British film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* The W Plan * The Lodger * I Was a Spy * Crime on the Hill * The Silver Spoon...
as Police Station Sergeant - Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
as Det. Insp. Alan Wembury - John LongdenJohn LongdenJohn Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:...
as Inspector Bliss - Patricia RocPatricia RocPatricia Roc , born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold, was a British film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as Madonna of the Seven Moons and The Wicked Lady , though she only made one film in Hollywood, Canyon Passage...
as Mary Lenley - Arthur HamblingArthur HamblingArthur Hambling was a British actor, he was best known for appearances in the films Henry V and The Lavender Hill Mob .-Selected filmography:* The Scoop * French Leave...
as Detective Sergeant Richards - Charles EatonCharles Eaton (actor)Charles Eaton was an American juvenile stage and film performer, and the most important performing male member of the clan once referred to as The Seven Little Eatons. The siblings, all appeared, at one time or another, in The Ziegfeld Follies each year between 1918 through 1923.-Career:On stage...
as Colonel Walford