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Phone Call from a Stranger is a 1952 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, who was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and I.A.R. Wylie, which received the award for Best Scenario at the same festival, centers on the survivor of an aircraft crash who contacts the relatives of three of the victims he came to know on board the flight. The story features via flashbacks that accentuate the character's past lives.
Original Release
01/17/1952
US Release
02/01/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Marie Hoke |
| Shelley Winters | Binky Gay / Binky Gay (Mrs. Michael Carr) |
| Gary Merrill | David Trask / David L. Trask |
| Michael Rennie | Dr. Robert Fortness |
| Robert B. Williams | Waiter |
| Charles Tannen | Airport Intercom Announcer |
| Charles Sherlock | Airline Passenger |
| Ruth Robinson | Home Nurse |
| Davis Roberts | Henry |
| Tom Powers | Dr. Fernwood |
Directors
Writers
Nunnally Johnson, I.A.R. Wylie
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Marie Hoke |
| Shelley Winters | Binky Gay / Binky Gay (Mrs. Michael Carr) |
| Gary Merrill | David Trask / David L. Trask |
| Michael Rennie | Dr. Robert Fortness |
| Robert B. Williams | Waiter |
| Charles Tannen | Airport Intercom Announcer |
| Charles Sherlock | Airline Passenger |
| Ruth Robinson | Home Nurse |
| Davis Roberts | Henry |
| Tom Powers | Dr. Fernwood |
| Sydney Perkins | Stewardess |
| Steve Pendleton | Airport Official |
| Nestor Paiva | Carl - Headwaiter |
| Bill Neff | Co-Pilot |
| Jack Narz | Flight Announcer |
| Forbes Murray | Nightclub Patron |
| Harold Miller | Plane Passenger |
| Bill McLean | Bellhop |
| Freeman Lusk | Assistant District Attorney Thompson |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Mr. Sawyer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nunnally Johnson | Producer |
