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The Stranger (1946)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 11/12

11/12: All the thanks go to Loretta Young for obliterating The Stanger into smithereens.

If there's a candidate for the worst performance by an actress in 1946, look no further than her. The hammy emotions...the theatrical heaving...and the fake soap opera eyes as evidenced in the movie poster. My goodness, why can't she try to make herself believable for one second?

On the other hand, Orson Welles has lost it, but he does have a knack for cinematography. The first fifteen and the final five minutes are the stuff of Citizen Kane brilliance. His performance is good, too.

Edward G. Robinson, eh. He has done better in other films. The material keeps letting him down big time along with intelligence. There's no way the detective would confide his secret to the boy. If Franz Kindler is spotted, they should apprehend him and be done with it. Finding a dozen of Germans to confirm his identity will be a snap. On the other hand, I watched the board game, and that wasn't checkers in any way, shape, or form. Come on, how hard is it to have a real game?

All in all, Plan 9 from Outer Space is actually better than The Stranger.

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