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Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

RAW and VIOLENT as the book that sold 3,000,000 SIZZLING copies!

1958•1h 31m•

★5.3(9 ratings)

DramaActionThriller

Overview

Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John Drew Barrymore, father of the more famous Drew, and for being based on a novel by Harold Robbins, famous for steamy writing in his day.

Director

Writers

Harold Robbins, Richard Day

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Main Cast

John Drew Barrymore

John Drew Barrymore

Francis 'Frankie' Kane

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Julie Cabell

Robert Bray

Robert Bray

'Silk' Fennelli

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Martin Cabell

Salem Ludwig

Salem Ludwig

Moishe Moscowitz

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Flix

Douglas Rodgers

Douglas Rodgers

Brother Bernard

Felice Orlandi

Felice Orlandi

Bert

Augusta Merighi

Augusta Merighi

Mrs. Cozzolina

Vincent Barbi

Vincent Barbi

Abe Simon

Abe Simon

'Fats' Crown

Vitina Marcus

Vitina Marcus

Frances Kane

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Robert Stevens

Writing

Novel: Harold Robbins
Screenplay: Harold Robbins
Screenplay: Richard Day

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Raymond Scott

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Lee Garmes

Editing

Editor: Sidney Katz

Art Direction

Production Design: Leo Kerz

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Ruth Morley

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "RAW and VIOLENT as the book that sold 3,000,000 SIZZLING copies!"

#2

The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).

#3

The film was directed by Robert Stevens.

#4

The screenplay was written by Harold Robbins and Richard Day.

#5

The score was composed by Raymond Scott.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Lee Garmes.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0051987.

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Rating

5.3/10

Mixed

9 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Never Love a Stranger

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Caryn