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Phone Call from a Stranger( 1952)

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Five great stars in a masterpiece of bold and intimate emotions !

Overview

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately discovers the devastating truth about himself.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shelley Winters

      Binky Gay

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      Gary Merrill

      David Trask

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      Michael Rennie

      Dr. Robert Fortness

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      Bette Davis

      Marie Hoke

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      Keenan Wynn

      Eddie Hoke

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      Evelyn Varden

      Sallie Carr

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      Warren Stevens

      Marty Nelson

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      Beatrice Straight

      Claire Fortness

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      Ted Donaldson

      Jerry Fortness

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      Craig Stevens

      Mike Carr

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      Helen Westcott

      Jane Trask

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      Hugh Beaumont

      Tim Brooks

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      George Nader

      Pilot

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      John Doucette

      Bartender

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      Genevieve Bell

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      Perdita Chandler

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      Harry Cheshire

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      Ken Christy

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      George Eldredge

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      Franklyn Farnum

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      Bess Flowers

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      Keith Hetherington

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      Thomas E. Jackson

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      Freeman Lusk

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      Bill Neff

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      Nestor Paiva

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      Tom Powers

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      Davis Roberts

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      Herschel Graham

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 09 2022
    Gary Merrill is "David Trask", a lawyer on a flight from Chicago that is delayed en route by bad weather. Whilst travelling he befriends three of his companions and they share really quite personal stories to help pass the time. When their flight resumes, it crashes and all but three perish."Trask" sets out to track down the families of his three friends and finds each with a story to tell. The first features Michael Rennie as a doctor with a guilty secret who has turned to drink and compromised his relationship with his family. The second involves aspiring actress Shelley Winters who is return...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • dysfunctional marriage
    • plane crash