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Not as a Stranger
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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Edna Anhalt (writer)
Edward Anhalt (writer)
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Release Date:
July 1955 (USA) more
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Plot:
An arrogant doctor financially supported by his wife believes he's a god until his own mistake costs a good friend's life. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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I can't BELIEVE this has been SO overlooked!! more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Olivia de Havilland ... Kristina Hedvigson

Robert Mitchum ... Lucas Marsh

Frank Sinatra ... Alfred Boone

Gloria Grahame ... Harriet Lang

Broderick Crawford ... Dr. Aarons
Charles Bickford ... Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
Myron McCormick ... Dr. Snider

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Job Marsh (as Lon Chaney)
Jesse White ... Ben Cosgrove
Harry Morgan ... Oley

Lee Marvin ... Brundage
Virginia Christine ... Bruni
Whit Bissell ... Dr. Dietrich
Jack Raine ... Dr. Lettering
Mae Clarke ... Nurse Odell
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA) (complete title)
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135 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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This is one of the first films where an actual human heart is seen beating during open-heat surgery. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Dr Runkleman is undergoing surgery near the end of the film, there are several close-ups of an electrocardiograph as it monitors the procedure. However, there are no leads (wires) connecting it to the patient. more
Quotes:
Dr. Snider: God help him, he made a mistake. more
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References Internes Can't Take Money (1937) more
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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
I can't BELIEVE this has been SO overlooked!!, 23 September 2001
Author: megastevet (esstee55@hotmail.com) from Garden Grove, CA

I've just been treated to this wonderful film, courtesy of the wonderful TCM, and while it is not the best film ever made, and is indeed flawed, I can't believe this has been SO overlooked as it has!! This takes place in then-modern day 1955, which, if you think about it, is just after the Korean war. I'm a BIG fan of the TV series "M*A*S*H," so a film mostly concerning surgeons in the mid-'50s has GOT to interest me. But the real surprise here is that, as popular as giant stars like Mitchum, Ms. de Havilland, Sinatra, and Crawford were at the time of this film's release, more hasn't been said about it since then. Mitchum and Sinatra are chums at a medical school, and their prime professor is Crawford. Mitchum is the student EXTREMELY determined to become a doctor, as opposed to Sinatra and other friends, who are pretty half-assed in their desires. Then, Mitchum finds he's having troubles coming up with enough money to finance the tuition for his next year of education. Suddenly, he meets and falls in love with a Swedish nurse, who has plenty of money to help him through the hard times. So Mitchum then marries the lady.Mitchum's friend Sinatra thinks this is a bad thing to do, and tells him so, but life goes on. Like I said, this is not a movie without flaws, but it's so full of rich performances and a cast of unbelievable stars of past and present (hey, when was the last time you saw the Little Rascals' Alfalfa and the Beverly Hillbillies' Miss Jane in the same movie?). This is so totally worth seeing. As a fan of old movies, and having a total appreciation for Mitchum, Sinatra, Ms. de Havilland and Crawford, this was an unexpected joy to behold. ***

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