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Strangers in the Night

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In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration morphing into a dangerous delusion, and eventually murder.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1944-09-12

Runtime: 56 mins

Director: Anthony Mann

Spoken language: English

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama

Original title: Strangers in the Night

Production Companies: Republic Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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