A Stranger in Town
You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!
1943 · 1h 7m · Approved
Crime, Romance
Directed by
Roy Rowland
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A Stranger in Town
Overview
In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
Director and cast
- Roy Rowland Director
- Frank Morgan as John Josephus Grant
- Richard Carlson as Bill Adams
- Jean Rogers as Lucy Gilbert
- Porter Hall as Judge Austin Harkley
- Robert Barrat as Mayor Connison
- Donald MacBride as Blaxton
- Walter Baldwin as Tom Cooney
- Andrew Tombes as Roscoe Swade
- Olin Howland Cast
- Irving Bacon Cast
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