Stranger at My Door (1956 film)

Stranger at My Door
Stranger at My Door
Directed by	William Witney
Screenplay by	Barry Shipman
Story by	Barry Shipman
Produced by	Sidney Picker
Starring	Macdonald Carey; Patricia Medina; Skip Homeier
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Edited by
Music by	R. Dale Butts
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 6, 1956 (United States);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Stranger at My Door is a 1956 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina and Skip Homeier.^[1]^[2]

Quentin Tarantino called it a "classic" with "the most amazing and terrifying breaking-the- unbreakable-horse sequence in the history of western cinema, including Monte Walsh. Witney became so renowned in the industry for this sequence that when he started directing western TV shows, he was usually brought in to helm their breaking-the-unbreakable-horse episode."^[3]

In 1991, a television film also entitled Stranger at My Door was released.^[4] The 1991 film had nothing in common with the 1956 release other than the title.^[4]

Plot[]

Outlaw Clay Anderson and his gang rob the town bank and flee in different directions. Clay's horse gives out and he is forced to hide at a nearby farm. Clay soon discovers that the farm belongs to preacher Hollis Jarret, the preacher's new wife, and children. The preacher lets Clay stay at the farm, reasoning that he can convince the outlaw to turn over a new leaf.

Cast[]

Macdonald Carey as Hollis Jarret
Patricia Medina as Peg Jarret
Skip Homeier as Clay Anderson
Stephen Wootton 'Dodie' Jarret
Louis Jean Heydt as Sheriff John Tatum
Howard Wright as 'Doc' Parks
Slim Pickens as Ben Silas
Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Hastings

References[]

^ PopMatters
^ The New York Times
^ Tarantino, Quentin (April 6, 2020). "I Escaped from Devil's Island". The New Beverly Cinema.
^ ^a ^b The New York Times

External links[]

Stranger at My Door at IMDb

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[1] PopMatters

[2] The New York Times

[3] Tarantino, Quentin (April 6, 2020). "I Escaped from Devil's Island". The New Beverly Cinema.

[NYT2-4] The New York Times

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v t Films directed by William Witney
1930s	The Painted Stallion (1937) S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) The Trigger Trio (1937) Zorro Rides Again (1937) The Lone Ranger (1938) The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) Dick Tracy Returns (1938) Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
1940s	Heroes of the Saddle (1940) Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) King of the Royal Mounted (1940) Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Jungle Girl (1941) King of the Texas Rangers (1941) Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) Spy Smasher (1942) Perils of Nyoka (1942) King of the Mounties (1942) G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) Roll on Texas Moon (1946) Home in Oklahoma (1946) The Crimson Ghost (1946) Heldorado (1946) Apache Rose (1947) Bells of San Angelo (1947) Springtime in the Sierras (1947) On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) The Gay Ranchero (1947) Under California Stars (1948) Eyes of Texas (1948) Night Time in Nevada (1948) Grand Canyon Trail (1948) The Far Frontier (1948) Susanna Pass (1949) Down Dakota Way (1949) The Golden Stallion (1949)
1950s	Bells of Coronado (1950) Twilight in the Sierras (1950) Trigger, Jr. (1950) Sunset in the West (1950) North of the Great Divide (1950) Trail of Robin Hood (1950) Spoilers of the Plains (1951) Heart of the Rockies (1951) In Old Amarillo (1951) South of Caliente (1951) Pals of the Golden West (1951) Colorado Sundown (1952) The Last Musketeer (1952) Border Saddlemates (1952) Old Oklahoma Plains (1952) The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) South Pacific Trail (1952) Down Laredo Way (1953) Old Overland Trail (1953) Iron Mountain Trail (1953) Shadows of Tombstone (1953) The Outcast (1954) Santa Fe Passage (1955) City of Shadows (1955) Headline Hunters (1955) The Fighting Chance (1955) The Last Command (1955) (battle scenes) Stranger at My Door (1956) A Strange Adventure (1956) Panama Sal (1957) The Cool and the Crazy (1958) Juvenile Jungle (1958) Young and Wild (1958) The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) Paratroop Command (1959)
1960s - 1980s	Valley of the Redwoods (1960) The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) The Long Rope (1961) The Cat Burglar (1961) Master of the World (1961) Apache Rifles (1964) Arizona Raiders (1965) The Girls on the Beach (1965) 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) Darktown Strutters (1974) Quell and Co. (1982)