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Meurtres sans empreintes

Original title: The Stranger Came Home
  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Meurtres sans empreintes (1954)
A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.
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A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the me... Read allA man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.

  • Director
    • Terence Fisher
  • Writers
    • Leigh Brackett
    • Michael Carreras
    • George Sanders
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • William Sylvester
    • Patrick Holt
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    574
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    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Leigh Brackett
      • Michael Carreras
      • George Sanders
    • Stars
      • Paulette Goddard
      • William Sylvester
      • Patrick Holt
    • 24User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Angie
    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Philip Vickers
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Job Crandall
    Paul Carpenter
    • Bill Saul
    Alvys Maben
    • Joan Merrill
    Russell Napier
    Russell Napier
    • Insp. Treherne
    Kay Callard
    • Jennie
    David King-Wood
    • Sessions
    Jeremy Hawk
    Jeremy Hawk
    • Sgt. Johnson
    Patricia Owens
    Patricia Owens
    • Blonde
    • (as Pat Owens)
    Jack Taylor
    • Brownie
    Kim Mills
    • Roddy
    Owen Evans
    • Redhead
    Philip Lennard
    • Medical Examiner
    Pat Hagan
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Hammond
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Howell
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Neller
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Leigh Brackett
      • Michael Carreras
      • George Sanders
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    7elo-equipamentos

    Unknown British Noir with Paulette Goddard and the Priceless acting by William Sylvester!!!

    Paulette Goddard was in early age one of most beauties actress at Hollywood scene, drawing attention of Charlie Chaplin who marry her, made great movies, in this minor British unknown Noir she is already older for the role, even so was a highlight to promote the picture, an unusual story of a disappeared wealthy businessman Philip Vickers who suddenly appears to find out who try out killed him in sea fishing travel with four friends at Portugal four years before, there someone hits his head and he fell off at ocean, stays with amnesia and has to work as seaman to survives, recovering his memory afterwards is backing home he suspects for all four former friends including his wife Angie (Paulette Goddard) soon one of the four is found death at river, the police takes over the investigation always suspecting of Vickers had commited as crime revenge, a dense and intriguing Noir, aside Goddard was the top billing cast who shines is the resentful husband Vickers (William Sylvester in a robust acting ) between betrayals and hate for past happenings the movie flows in a binding shadows of doubt, well-dramatized by the skillful director Terence Fisher!!

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    First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7
    5blanche-2

    Paulette Goddard is in it, and that's about all I can say

    "The Stranger Came Home" is a 1954 British noir directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard. The film is based on a novel by George Sanders, THE George Sanders. Apparently he wrote a few novels. Let's hope they were more interesting than this.

    Goddard plays Angie Vickers, whose husband Philip disappeared four years ago on a fishing trip in Portugal and is presumed dead. He suddenly comes home after having amnesia. His memory of the night he disappeared is dim, but he knows that one of the three friends who accompanied him to Portugal wanted him dead. When one of them turns up dead, Philip is the obvious suspect.

    This thing is slow as molasses, with a sleepwalking performance by the leading man. Goddard gives the film some class and spark. She's beautiful, charming, and has a nice wardrobe.

    Skip it.
    5The_Void

    Lacklustre Hammer noir effort

    Neither Hammer studios nor director Terence Fisher are best known for their film noir style efforts; and after seeing this film, it's not difficult to work out why. The Unholy Four works from an intriguing plot line, and I was sure it would lead to an at least decent slice of British noir. The plot focuses on a man returning home three years after being hit on the head during a fishing trip with friends, and presumed dead. He actually just had amnesia all that time, and he returns home for revenge. It's an interesting plot on paper; but it doesn't translate to the screen well and that is largely down to a turgid script that fails to generate any interest in the main characters or their situation. The acting doesn't go above average and nobody in the cast particularly stands out, This film was made three years before director Terence Fisher would have his breakthrough hit with the horror classic The Curse of Frankenstein; and on the basis of this film, it has to be said that thrillers weren't his forte. Overall, this film might be worth a look for Hammer aficionados that want to see everything that ever came out of the studio; but for most people, this won't be of interest and should be avoided.
    8bradnfrank

    Not bad, really.

    Most of the other reviews here rate this rather low, and say it's a poor example of film noir. Well I agree, it isn't great film noir. But it IS a very good mystery film. It's based on the novel "Stranger At Home" by George Sanders, which was actually ghost-written by acclaimed author Leigh Brackett. And the film is an amazingly faithful adaptation of the book.

    The main character was probably written with Sanders in mind, but William Sylvester (best known for "2001: A Space Odyssey") is excellent in the role of the stranger who came home. This is not a must-see film, but definitely worth checking out if you have the opportunity.
    5utgard14

    "Ah, women. They're getting too capable for their own good these days."

    A man with a rather unfortunate haircut shows up after being missing for three years. Turns out he had amnesia due to a blow on the head and has just recently recovered his memory. He confronts his wife and his friends, convinced one of them tried to kill him three years earlier. On the same night he returns, one of his friends winds up murdered and bad haircut guy is the prime suspect.

    Talky, mostly dull mystery from Hammer with the added appeal of having Paulette Goddard in it. This is called a film noir by some but frankly I don't see it. Sometimes it seems every movie involving murder or sex from the '40s and '50s is labeled film noir. There has to be a more specific meaning than that. For me there is and this doesn't fit my definition. Anyway, the biggest draw to this is Paulette Goddard. She's fine, as is the rest of the cast, but nothing to write home about. She was in her forties at this time and still looked good but that is NOT her on the movie poster and DVD cover. She does not appear in this movie scantily clad in lingerie. Sorry! Oh, and for some reason they tried to pass this off as being written by the actor George Sanders, when it was actually written by Leigh Brackett. Not sure why the deception. Were audiences in 1954 really craving George Sanders or something?

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    • Trivia
      The novel "Stranger At Home" by George Sanders, which this film is based on, was actually ghost-written by Leigh Brackett. An unrelated novel also credited to Sanders, "Crime On My Hands", features Sanders as an amateur detective, similar to his "Saint" and "Falcon" characters. That novel was ghost-written by Craig Rice, who wrote two of the "Falcon" films.
    • Goofs
      When Job goes to Vickers' house after killing Sessions, Vickers lights up a cigarette. The orientation of how he is first holding the cigarette changed in the next immediate cut.
    • Quotes

      Philip Vickers: That's not a sweater she's knitting - it's a noose. She and Treherne are going to fasten it on me together and tie it into a true lover's knot. She's been down there since early morning trying to talk me right into death row.

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      Composed by Louis Prima and Bob Miketta

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1954 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Unholy Four
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Lippert Films
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      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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