The Stranger Came Home (Original title)The Stranger (Alternative title)Unholy Four (Alternative title)
Date: 09 August 1954 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: Story of man who returns home after four years absence to find out who it was among three of his associates who tried to kill him.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Length: 7229 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Life before the undeadAuthor: MURPHY, Mike Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Continuation of the early years of Hammer series of articles moving into the 1950s
In: Today's Cinema v83 n7055 15 Jul 1954 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v83 n7055 15 Jul 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Sep 1954
Title: [Variety - 29 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2456 22 Jul 1954 Page: 22
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2456 22 Jul 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n248 September 1954 Page: 136
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n248 September 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v131 n20 27 Sep 1954
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v131 n20 27 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7169 FeetStock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-163462
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7169 FeetStock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-163462
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7228 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502124
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7228 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502118
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7208 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502120
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-163461
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 09 August 1954 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Terence Fisher
Synopsis: Story of man who returns home after four years absence to find out who it was among three of his associates who tried to kill him.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 80 mins Length: 7229 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(23)
Production Company: Hammer Film Productions, Present: Exclusive Films, Producer: Michael Carreras, Production Manager: Jimmy Sangster, Assistant Director: Jack Causey, Continuity: Renée Glynne, Screenplay: Michael Carreras, Original Novel: George Sanders, Director of Photography: Jim Harvey, Camera Operator: Len Harris, Editor: Bill Lenney, Art Director: Jim Elder Wills, Furs by: Molho, Wardrobe Mistress: Molly Arbuthnot, Make-up Artist: Phil Leakey, Hair Stylist: Eileen Bates, Music: Leonard Salzedo, Music Director: John Hollingsworth, Sound Recording: Sid Wiles, Sound Recording: Ken Cameron, Sound System: RCA Sound System, [Sound Camera Operator]: Don Alton
Cast
(15)
Paulette Goddard (Angie Vickers), William Sylvester (Philip Vickers), Patrick Holt (Job Crandall), Paul Carpenter (Bill Saul), Alvys Maben (Joan Merrill), Russell Napier (Inspector Treherne), Kay Callard (Jenny), Pat Owens (blonde), David King-Wood (Sessions), Jeremy Hawk (Police Sergeant Johnson), Jack Taylor ([Brownie]), Kim Mills ([Roddy]), Owen Evans ([redhead]), Philip Lennard ([M.E.]), Coolin ([the dog])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: Dark Terrors n12 June 1996 Pages: 20-27Title: Life before the undeadAuthor: MURPHY, Mike Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Continuation of the early years of Hammer series of articles moving into the 1950s
In: Today's Cinema v83 n7055 15 Jul 1954 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v83 n7055 15 Jul 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Sep 1954
Title: [Variety - 29 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2456 22 Jul 1954 Page: 22
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2456 22 Jul 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n248 September 1954 Page: 136
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n248 September 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v131 n20 27 Sep 1954
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v131 n20 27 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7169 FeetStock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-163462
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7169 FeetStock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-163462
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7228 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502124
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7228 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502118
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7208 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-502120
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-163461
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status