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The Stranger (1946)

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
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“The Stranger” is a well-done mystery, focusing on a man who arrives in town carrying a secret that none of the town people would ever have believed. The plot involves a murder, as well as World War II and the Holocaust.

The movie is well-acted and features a devious mastermind plan. We are awarding this film our Dove Family-Approved Seal for ages 12-plus. This stranger is someone you don’t want to get to know better!

Dove Rating Details

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Faith

None

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Integrity

Man hits man over the head; man kills another man; man kicks at dog but doesn’t make contact; a woman tries to wrestle gun from husband’s hand; husband is accidentally shot, falls out the window of a clock tower, hits a sharp object and dies.

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Sex

Man whistles at woman; kissing by a couple in several scenes.

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Language

Blast-1; H (as in a place)-1; a possible “H” (indistinct); fool-1

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Violence

Man hits man over the head; man kills another man; man kicks at dog but doesn’t make contact; a woman tries to wrestle gun from husband’s hand; husband is accidentally shot, falls out the window of a clock tower, hits a sharp object and dies.

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Drugs

The smoking of a pipe in several scenes; smoking cigarettes in several scenes.

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Nudity

None.

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Other

An old woman faints and falls to the floor; a man trips and falls down stairs; tension between characters.

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Edwin L Carpenter
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