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The Unholy Four

Original title: The Stranger Came Home
  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
633
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The Unholy Four (1954)
A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.
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A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the me... Read allA man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.

  • Director
    • Terence Fisher
  • Writers
    • Michael Carreras
    • George Sanders
    • Leigh Brackett
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • William Sylvester
    • Patrick Holt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    633
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Michael Carreras
      • George Sanders
      • Leigh Brackett
    • Stars
      • Paulette Goddard
      • William Sylvester
      • Patrick Holt
    • 25User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast19

    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Angie
    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Philip Vickers
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Job Crandall
    Paul Carpenter
    • Bill Saul
    Alvys Maben
    • Joan Merrill
    Russell Napier
    Russell Napier
    • Insp. Treherne
    Kay Callard
    • Jennie
    David King-Wood
    • Sessions
    Jeremy Hawk
    Jeremy Hawk
    • Sgt. Johnson
    Patricia Owens
    Patricia Owens
    • Blonde
    • (as Pat Owens)
    Jack Taylor
    • Brownie
    Kim Mills
    • Roddy
    Owen Evans
    • Redhead
    Philip Lennard
    • Medical Examiner
    Pat Hagan
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Hammond
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Howell
    Arthur Howell
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Neller
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Michael Carreras
      • George Sanders
      • Leigh Brackett
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews25

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    • Trivia
      The novel "Stranger at Home" by George Sanders, which this film is based on, was ghost-written by Leigh Brackett. An unrelated novel also credited to Sanders, "Crime On My Hands", features Sanders as an amateur detective, similar to his "Saint" and "Falcon" characters. That novel was ghost-written by Craig Rice, who wrote two of the "Falcon" films.
    • Goofs
      When Job goes to Vickers' house after killing Sessions, Vickers lights up a cigarette. The orientation of how he is first holding the cigarette changed in the next immediate cut.
    • Quotes
      • Philip Vickers: That's not a sweater she's knitting - it's a noose. She and Treherne are going to fasten it on me together and tie it into a true lover's knot. She's been down there since early morning trying to talk me right into death row.
    • Soundtracks
      Robin Hood
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Louis Prima and Bob Miketta

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 24, 1954 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Stranger Came Home
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Lippert Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

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