Stranger at My Door (1956 film)

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]

Stranger at My Door
Directed byWilliam Witney
Produced bySidney Picker
Screenplay byBarry Shipman
Story byBarry Shipman
StarringMacdonald Carey
Patricia Medina
Skip Homeier
Music byR. Dale Butts
CinematographyBud Thackery
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1956 (1956-04-06) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

References
  1. PopMatters
  2. The New York Times
  3. Tarantino, Quentin (6 April 2020). "I Escaped from Devil's Island". The New Beverly Cinema.
  4. The New York Times


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