Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger

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On a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, lawyer David Trask befriends three of his fellow passengers while one technical issue after another lead to unscheduled stops and delays. The other three are physician Dr. Robert Fortness, a struggling actress with the stage name Binky Gay, and loud-mouthed salesman Eddie Hoke, who is both quick with a joke and quick to show off a photograph of his beautiful wife, Marie. Two of them confess to David having painful reckonings waiting fo... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Phone Call from a Stranger:

Shelley Winters
Gary Merrill
Michael Rennie
Bette Davis
Keenan Wynn
Evelyn Varden

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On a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, lawyer David Trask befriends three of his fellow passengers while one technical issue after another lead to unscheduled stops and delays. The other three are physician Dr. Robert Fortness, a struggling actress with the stage name Binky Gay, and loud-mouthed salesman Eddie Hoke, who is both quick with a joke and quick to show off a photograph of his beautiful wife, Marie. Two of them confess to David having painful reckonings waiting for them in Los Angeles. Dr. Fortness, an alcoholic, is returning to own up to his responsibility for a car accident in which his friend and two others were killed, and his guilt over letting his wife Claire lie for him, which destroyed their marriage and alienated his son. Binky, who has tried and failed to realize success on the New York stage for the past year, is returning to her husband, Mike Carr, hoping to keep his affection despite his overbearing mother, former vaudeville star Sally Carr, who still basks in her former but no longer shining glory, and who resents Binky as competition on and off stage. David feels compelled to help their families come to terms with their losses, especially in the case of Dr. Fortness, who hired David as his attorney. Each case is different. The doctor's wife and son need to face the truth. Binky's mother-in-law thinks she knows everything and won't let David get a word in edgewise, so he fools her into thinking that Binky had been successful in New York, only discussing the truth with her husband. Meeting Eddie's widow, David finds that she has more comfort to give him than he has for her. Marie's reminiscence about her marriage to Eddie causes David to reflect on his own marriage, leading him to make a decision.

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User Review - 10/10 by Andy FAbsolutely brilliant movie that I picked out to watch on a whim. Dazzling dialogue and a superb plot make this an all round winner. The cast are fantastic, particularly Shelley Winters who steals the show even above Bette Davis guest slot. A remarkable movie, highly recommended.
User Review - 8/10 by Indira SAlthough overstated at times, this film provides a fascinating journey into human character through a unique story line and develops more as a novel than a movie. Its implausible premise doesn't impede viewer's insight into its complex characters.
User Review - 8/10 by Alan LInteresting little film and good to see husband and wife together post All About Eve
User Review - 8/10 by Aj VA nice movie with good actors and an interesting story about life, love, and friendship. I really recommend seeing it.
User Review - 8/10 by Melanie FVery original well made story with multiple plot lines...All well explained which is very difficult to do.
User Review - 8/10 by Anna LThis is a good melodrama made up of 4 separate stories overlapped by lawyer Gary Merrill as the sole survivor of a plane crash. Each story has a flashback and my favourite is the humourous scene with Shelley Winters as told by the nasty mother-in-law. Bette Davis's turn as the bedridden wife of salesman Keenan Wynn is worth waiting for. Bette's hard earned lesson on true love makes a profound impact on the lawyer, and is the highlight of the film.
User Review - 6/10 by Christi PInteresting storyline(s), must pay attention or you miss important details. I've seen it twice now & am impressed with Gary Merrill in the lead role. Bette Davis has a small but pivotal role in the film. A great cast!
User Review - 4/10 by stu bAn odd concoction by '40s-'50s auteur Jean Negulesco, starring a mostly stone-faced Gary Merrill (who looks like he lost his dog, but in fact has left his wife) as a plane crash survivor who contacts the families of three of the victims to share their loved ones' final moments. Merrill is fine, but the real reason to watch is the supporting cast: a young and beautiful Shelley Winters as a struggling actress, a nicely understated Beatrice Straight as the widow of a guilt-ridden doctor, and--in the final segment--a paralyzed and bedbound (yet reasonably effective) Bette Davis (!). Corny and melodramatic, with lots of flashbacks and awkward shifts in tone meant, no doubt, to elicit the audience's tears in one scene and laughs the next, and one of those obscure little films that almost certainly never made it to the top of anyone's must-see list. A pleasant enough way to spend ninety minutes, but that's all.

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