Return of a Stranger
1937, English. Directed by Victor Hanbury.
James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he escapes on a ship to South Africa. There, he is the victim of an accident that disfigures his face, and he returns to England to clear his name, believing he won't be recognized. Other than by everybody who knew him, it turns out.
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Victor HanburyDirector
- Griffith JonesJames Martin
- Rosalyn BoulterCarol Wall
- Ellis JeffreysLady Wall
- Athole StewartSir Patrick Wall
- Cecil RamageJohn Forbes
- Constance GodridgeEsme
- Sylvia MarriottMary
- James HarcourtJohnson
- Harold ScottPeters
- Howard DouglasMr. Van Der Geun
- David FarrarDr. Young
- Peter GawthorneSir Herbert Tompkin
Details
- Released
- 4 October 1937
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Rudolph Lothar, Ákos Tolnay
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Return of a Stranger runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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Return of a Stranger isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return of a Stranger?
Return of a Stranger (1937) was directed by Victor Hanbury and stars Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter, Ellis Jeffreys.