Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

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Beautiful Stranger

"When A Dame Has Too Many Men On A String - The Game Could End In A Clinch Or A Killing!"

1954

1h 29m

5.2(17 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Johnny Victor

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Emil Landosh

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Louis Galt

Jacques Bergerac

Jacques Bergerac

Pierre

Margaret Rawlings

Margaret Rawlings

Marie Galt

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Luigi

Coral Browne

Coral Browne

Helen

Lily Kann

Nichole

John Chandos

John Chandos

Nino

Lisa Gastoni

Lisa Gastoni

Yvette

Creative team

Directed by: David Miller
Written by: David Miller
Alford Van Ronkel
Produced by: Maxwell Setton
John R. Sloan

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