Never Love a Stranger (1958)Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime. Director:Robert Stevens |
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Never Love a Stranger (1958)Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime. Director:Robert Stevens |
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Francis 'Frankie' Kane
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Lita Milan | ... |
Julie Cabell
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| Robert Bray | ... |
'Silk' Fennelli
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Martin Cabell
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Salem Ludwig | ... |
Moishe Moscowitz
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| R.G. Armstrong | ... |
Flix
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Douglas Rodgers | ... |
Brother Bernard
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Felice Orlandi | ... |
Bert
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Augusta Merighi | ... |
Mrs. Cozzolina
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Vincent Barbi | ... |
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Abe Simon | ... |
'Fats' Crown
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Vitina Marcus | ... |
Frances Kane
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Frankie Kane is brought up in a Catholic orphanage and befriends Martin Cabell, a Jewish law student whose sister Julie becomes Frankie's sweetheart. At sixteen, Frankie learns that he is himself Jewish and therefore has to be moved to a Jewish home. That prospect proves so awful that he runs away - and goes bad. Years later, he returns to the district and gets involved with a crime syndicate that his old pal Martin, now assistant district attorney, has pledged to clean up. Frankie however, bumps in to Julie again and, finding he still loves her, decides to help the straight-shooting Martin smash the syndicate. Written by alfiehitchie
This film is painfully inept and should be avoided by all except lovers of camp. It's the oft-told story of the boyhood friends--where one goes straight and the other becomes a crook. For a vastly better version of the story, watch "Manhattan Melodrama." In "Never Love a Stranger," the dialogue is incredibly wooden and the plot contrivances both silly and obvious. Really, I don't know why I watched to the end except that I was hoping for a good courtroom scene, but none ever materialized.