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"The Stranger" quotes

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An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.

Director: Orson Welles
Writer: Anthony Veiller, Victor Trivas, Decla Dunning
Production: RKO Pictures
Genre: crime, drama
Year: 1946
MetaScore: 76/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 01 Aug 1946
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
Leave the cell door open - The Stranger 00:09 Leave the cell door open I followed orders - The Stranger 00:10 I followed orders Woman l wish you'd let that clock alone Harper was a nice quiet place - The Stranger 00:08 Woman l wish you'd let that clock alone Harper was a... You're the only suspect - The Stranger 00:19 You're the only suspect I wish you'd let that clock alone - The Stranger 00:08 I wish you'd let that clock alone The will to truth within your daughter is much too strong to be denied - The Stranger 00:08 The will to truth within your daughter is much too strong to... I'm on the Allied commission for the punishment of war criminals - The Stranger 00:37 I'm on the Allied commission for the punishment of war... In failing to speak - The Stranger 00:25 In failing to speak I put him in the cellar - The Stranger 00:21 I put him in the cellar The man with the pipe - The Stranger 00:11 The man with the pipe Franz all doors were open to me - The Stranger 00:16 Franz all doors were open to me V Day in Harper - The Stranger 00:13 V Day in Harper There's no escape - The Stranger 00:13 There's no escape You know what you are - The Stranger 00:09 You know what you are I'm not interested in proving that he isn't Charles Rankin - The Stranger 00:15 I'm not interested in proving that he isn't... Why do you want me to look at these horrors - The Stranger 01:02 Why do you want me to look at these horrors Light me a cigarette - The Stranger 00:14 Light me a cigarette The principles of equality and freedom never have taken root there - The Stranger 00:16 The principles of equality and freedom never have taken root... I too am different - The Stranger 00:30 I too am different You were right about Rankin - The Stranger 00:14 You were right about Rankin But   I loved you - The Stranger 00:20 But I loved you Men leave their wives because they don't love them - The Stranger 00:10 Men leave their wives because they don't love them I can't believe the people can be reformed except from within - The Stranger 00:15 I can't believe the people can be reformed except from... I can't imagine you're advocating a Carthaginian peace - The Stranger 00:18 I can't imagine you're advocating a Carthaginian... Forepaw's muddy - The Stranger 00:25 Forepaw's muddy Murder can be a chain - The Stranger 00:28 Murder can be a chain Pleasant dreams - The Stranger 00:04 Pleasant dreams When she snapped those beads - The Stranger 00:06 When she snapped those beads All your needs are on our shelves - The Stranger 00:13 All your needs are on our shelves People can't help who they fall in love with - The Stranger 00:16 People can't help who they fall in love with A war criminal was awaiting execution - The Stranger 00:20 A war criminal was awaiting execution Look out the window - The Stranger 00:21 Look out the window They searched the woods - The Stranger 00:15 They searched the woods There's nothing to be afraid of - The Stranger 00:09 There's nothing to be afraid of Has anybody seen my brand new husband - The Stranger 00:14 Has anybody seen my brand new husband Who would think to look for the notorious Franz Kindler in the sacred precincts of the Harper School - The Stranger 00:31 Who would think to look for the notorious Franz Kindler in... I knew darn well it was the same feller - The Stranger 00:10 I knew darn well it was the same feller Why wasn't it I - The Stranger 00:24 Why wasn't it I The German sees himself as the innocent victim of world envy and hatred - The Stranger 01:07 The German sees himself as the innocent victim of world envy... Did you remember to keep your knees together and your apparatus in - The Stranger 00:16 Did you remember to keep your knees together and your... Who but a Nazi would deny that Karl Marx was a German because he was a Jew - The Stranger 00:08 Who but a Nazi would deny that Karl Marx was a German... The will to freedom has been voiced in every other tongue - The Stranger 00:44 The will to freedom has been voiced in every other tongue

Cast

Mr. Wilson - Edward G. Robinson
Mary Longstreet - Loretta Young
Professor Charles Rankin - Orson Welles
Judge Adam Longstreet - Philip Merivale
Noah Longstreet - Richard Long
Konrad Meinike - Konstantin Shayne
Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence - Byron Keith
Mr. Potter - Billy House
Student - David Bond
Passport Photographer - John Brown
Minister - Neal Dodd
Undetermined Role - Nancy Evans
War Crimes Commision Member - Adolph Faylauer
Undetermined Role - Fred Godoy
Fairbright - Theodore Gottlieb
Undetermined Role - Joseph Granby
Undetermined Role - Ruth Lee
Undetermined Role - Lillian Molieri
Mrs. Lawrence - Isabel O'Madigan
Undetermined Role - Gabriel Peralta
Kid Throwing Newspaper Shreds - Gerald Pierce
Undetermined Role - Robert Raison
Undetermined Role - Rebel Randall
Jogging Student in Woods - Johnny Sands
Party Guest - Erskine Sanford
Mr. Peabody - Pietro Sosso
Undetermined Role - Josephine Victor