The Young Stranger

Name: The Young Stranger
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-02-01
Cast: James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly, James Gregory, Whit Bissell

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The Young Stranger

Released Feb 1, 1957

1h 24m

Drama

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After teenager Hal (James MacArthur) is arrested for punching the manager at a movie theater, he truthfully claims it was self-defense. When Hal's father, Tom (James Daly), a busy film producer, arrives at the police station, he doesn't believe his son's story. This bothers Hal because Tom is always so preoccupied with his work that Hal feels they don't know each other at all. Although Tom loves his son and arranges for the charges to be dropped, their relationship continues to suffer.

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Colinette Leitch

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Though at times clumsy and naive, this film is made with an almost documentary conscientiousness and possibly contributes more towards understanding the “generation without a cause” than some of its more spectacular predecessors.

Mar 30, 2022

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James MacArthur

Harold James "Hal" Ditmar

Kim Hunter

Helen Ditmar

James Daly

Thomas "Tom" Ditmar

James Gregory

Police Sgt. Shipley

Whit Bissell

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Director: John Frankenheimer
Producer: Stuart Millar
Screenwriter: Robert Dozier
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc., Stuart Miller Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 24m

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