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The Young Stranger

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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 Film Culture 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Frankenheimer

Director

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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Synopsis 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.
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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