Stranger at My Door (1956)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

Barry Shipman (story)

Release Date:

6 April 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The faith of a fighting parson...the fury of a killer's kiss! He shielded an outlaw to save his soul...while his wife fought the love in her heart for a killer!

Plot:

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard...

Plot Keywords:

Redemption | Wild Stallion | Divine Faith

Cast

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

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved

Company:

Republic Pictures (I)

Quotes:

Clay Anderson: For me, salvation is a clean pistol and a good horse.

Movie Connections:

Featured in That's Action (1977)

Good Family entertainment .....

MacDonald Carey made several entertaining low budget western films in the 1950's, before gaining lasting fame as the lead on the soap opera "Days of our Lives". In this western with a message, Carey finds himself in a saga of good vs. evil, faith vs. worldliness. An escaping convict and a peaceful minister do battle for the salvation of the felons soul! Both men seem equally sure of their eventual victory.

I enjoyed this film and feel it was well suited to Mr. Carey's abilities. It was also fun to see the casting of Slim Pickens (What would westerns have done without him ?). Even though this storyline was recycled, this one is still very much worth viewing.