A Stranger in My Arms

Plot

Though billed fifth, Mary Astor is the one to watch in the Ross Hunter-produced soapera Stranger in My Arms. Astor portrays a neurotically possessive mother who'll stop at nothing to win a posthumous medal of honor for her son. But air force major Jeff Chandler knows that the dead boy was a coward who actually despised his mother. June Allyson, the boy's widow, suspects the truth, but would rather not hear it. Called to testify on behalf of the boy, Chandler is bribed by Ms. Astor to lie on the stand. The painful truth is eventually revealed, but there's some compensation for Ms. Allyson, who falls in love with Chandler. Stranger in My Arms was adapted from Robert Wilder's novel And Ride a Tiger. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• June Allyson - Christina Beasley
• Jeff Chandler - Pike Yarnell
• Sandra Dee - Pat Beasley
• Charles Coburn - Vance Beasley
• Mary Astor - Mrs. Beasley

Peter Graves - Donald Beasley; Conrad Nagel - Harley Beasley; Hayden Rorke - Marcus Beasley; Bartlett Robinson - Col. Bert Wayne; Howard Wendell - Congressman

Credit

Alexander Golitzen - Art Director, Richard H. Riedel - Art Director, Bill Thomas - Costume Designer, Helmut Käutner - Director, Frank Gross - Editor, Joseph E. Gershenson - Musical Direction/Supervision, William H. Daniels - Cinematographer, Ross Hunter - Producer, Peter Berneis - Screenwriter, Robert Wilder - Book Author

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