Strange Lady in Town (1955)

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writer:

Frank Butler

Stars:

Greer Garson, Dana Andrews, Cameron Mitchell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greer Garson	...	Dr. Julia Winslow Garth
Dana Andrews	...	Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Cameron Mitchell	...	Lt. David Garth
Lois Smith	...	Spurs O'Brien
Walter Hampden	...	Father Gabriel Mendoza
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez	...	Trooper Martinez-Martinez
Joan Camden	...	Norah Muldoon
Anthony Numkena	...	Tomascito Diaz
José Torvay	...	Bartolo Diaz
Adele Jergens	...	Bella Brown
Robert J. Wilke	...	Karg
Frank DeKova	...	Anse Hatlo
Russell Johnson	...	Shadduck
Gregory Walcott	...	Scanlon
Douglas Kennedy	...	Slade Wickstrom

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | brother sister relationship | woman doctor heroine | santa fe new mexico | hospital

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aus dem Leben einer Ärztin

Filming Locations:

Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (optical prints) 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Margaret O'Brien was originally considered for the role of Spurs O'Brien.

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Goofs

At least twice in the film's dialogue, the late-19th century father of antiseptic surgery, Joseph Lister (1827-1912),1st Baron Lister is, for some obscure reason, incorrectly referred to as "Jacob Lister".

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Soundtracks

"Vienna, City of My Dreams"
(uncredited)
Music by Rudolph Sieczynski

User Reviews

So-So

Somewhat noneventful tale of a woman doctor in 1880s Santa Fe. She tames local doc Andrews, but her brother (Mitchell) turns out to be a bad seed. The best thing about this film is Lois Smith's gamine performance as Andrews' daughter -- very cute and pretty nice performance.