Gaunt Stranger, The

Date: 1938
Director: Walter Forde
Production Company: CAPAD, Ealing Studios, Norwood

Stars: Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson, Louise Henry, Patrick Barr, Alexander Knox, John Longden, Peter Croft, Patricia Roc, George Merritt, Arthur Hambling, Charles Eaton
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

Police struggle to unmask a notorious killer and master of disguise as he prepares to commits murder.

Additional Information:

Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘The Phantom Strikes’ (US Title)

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Apart from a few scenes of vehicles speeding along darkened streets, this is the only exterior location.

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Detective Inspector Alan Wembury (Patrick Barr) and Detective Sergeant Richards (Arthur Hambling) take convict Samuel Cuthbert "Sam" Hackett (Sonnie Hale) to Tilbury in the hope that he can identify "The Ringer". A back projection of riverside warehouses accompanies the journey.

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The set at Ealing Studios where most of the "exterior" action takes place. The warehouses could be one of those massive photographs that were once used as backgrounds.